France 10 Euros, 2017

10 Euros from France. Issued in 2017. Struck in Silver (.900). Measures 37 mm and weighs 22.2 g.

Obverse

Several views of many major French museums. An interior view of the Musée d’Orsay, on the top left, is recognizable by its distinctive clock. Beside that is a view of the façade of the Louvre as seen from the Napoleon courtyard where the pyramid is located. Below these two elements, a fresco shows the Hôtel Salé, which houses the Picasso Museum. The lower portion of the reverse side features a view of the façade of Hôtel Biron, the current Rodin Museum, and above, the famous Centre Pompidou stairway. The face value and the words “République Française” are also inscribed on the reverse side.

Reverse

Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe from Édouard Manet

Edge

Smooth