20 francs FRANCE (1993) Mediterranean Games

20 francs 1993 Mediterranean Games - coins of France

diameter:	weight:	thickness:	alloy:
27.0 mm	9.0 g	2.2 mm	Cu₉₂Al₆Ni₂ / Ni / Cu₉₂Al₆Ni₂

obverse:

in the coin centre the Tower of Constance (La Tour de Constance) in Aigues Mortes; along the top edge: RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE (French Republic)

reverse:

above the coin centre in two lines face value: 20 / FRANCS; on both sides laurel branches; below among the waves inscription: JEUX MEDITERRANEENS (Mediterranean Games); along the top edge motto of France: LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE (liberty, equality, fraternity), along the bottom edge year of issue 1993 divided by logo of the Games

edge:

five plain and five reeded sections

issue date:

withdrawal date:

18 II 2002

designer:

Daniel Ponce, Gérard Buquoy (signatures PONCE ٠ BUQUOY below a bridge leading to the tower in the obverse)

mint:

La Monnaie de Paris (The Paris Mint), Pessac (mint mark before year of issue in the reverse, after year of issue privy mark of mint's director Emile Rousseau - dolphin)

mintage:

1993

5 000 011

mint marks:

interesting facts:

In 1993, the French region of Languedoc-Roussillon hosted the XII Mediterranean Games (Les Jeux méditerranéens). The event was attended by more than 2.5 thousand athletes from 20 countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea. The commemorative coin of 20 francs from 1993 commemorates this event.

Logo of the Games.

Logo of the Mediterranean Games

The Tower of Constance (La Tour de Constance) is a part of the fortifications of town Aigues Mortes - a tourist attraction of Languedoc-Roussillon.

photo: Ingo Mehling; licence: CC-BY-SA 3.0

last update: 20 XI 2013

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