France 10 Euros, 2018

10 Euros from France. Issued in 2018. Struck in Silver (.900). Measures 37 mm and weighs 22.2 g.

Obverse

The obverse features a mixture of views of several major French museums: Top left is an interior view of the Musée d'Orsay, recognizable by its superb clock. Next to it is a view of the façade of the Louvre, visible from the Cour Napoléon (where the famous pyramid is located). Below these two elements is a fresco on the Hôtel Salé, home to the Picasso Museum. The lower part of the obverse shows a view of the façade of the Hôtel Biron, now the Musée Rodin. Above, the famous staircase of the Centre Pompidou. The obverse also bears the face value and the words "République Française".

Reverse

Le Revers presents the famous work by Pierre Auguste Renoir. The work dates from 1876 and is exhibited at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. The piece features the painter's friends (models, painters, writers, etc.) in this scene set at the Moulin de la Galette on the Butte Montmartre. The "Museum Masterpieces" stamp, which defines this new series, also appears at the top of the frame, with the painting's title inscribed in it. The vintage is also present

Edge

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