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In
2021, Monnaie de Paris is inaugurating a new series based on literary
styles and authors who have marked the history of literature in France
and abroad.
On the occasion of the 400th anniversary of his birth, Monnaie de
Paris pays tribute to Jean de La Fontaine, the greatest French fabulist
and member of the Académie française.
Through his texts, Jean de la Fontaine still fascinates us today by
using animals to represent the great traits of human character.
Dedicated to the Dauphin Louis of France, Jean de la Fontaine
leaves us a literary legacy of more than 250 fables as well as numerous
collections of stories and poems.
On this side, the portrait of Jean de La Fontaine, the most famous
French fabulist, is shown in profile. In the background, some of the
animals in his famous fables blend in with his hair: the frog and the
ox, the stork, the wolf, the raven and the fox, the cicada and the ant
and finally the turtle. We discover them little by little like a visual
trick.
We can also see the castle of Vaux-le-Vicomte, a reference to his
friendship with Nicolas Fouquet, the owner of the castle at the time.
His dates and the name of Jean de La Fontaine, as well as the coat of
arms of Château-Thierry, his birthplace where he spent part of his life
and which inspired the animals in his fables, are engraved to the right
of the drawing.
The reverse side is common to the entire "Art of the Pen"
series."Several emblematic quotations are inscribed on it, such as
Voltaire’s “Le mieux est l’ennemi du bien", Dane Alighieri's "Lasciate
ogne speranza voi ch'intrate", William Shakespeare's "To be or not to
be: that is the question" or Nietzsche's "Was mich nicht umbringt, macht
mich stärker".
A feather is engraved in the center of the coin and underneath the title of the serie.
The mention "RF" is designed at the bottom right of the coin as well as the hallmark of Joaquin Jimenez.
5 Eur (0.5 g) gold PROOF coin Jean de La Fontaine, France 2021 || 400th Anniversary of his birth
109.00€
159.00€
Prix hors taxes : 109.00€
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Spécification | |
Matériel | Gold |
Finesse | 999 |
Dénomination | €5 |
Weight | 0.5 g |
Diamètres | 11 mm |
Pays de provenance | France |
Fabricant | Monnaie de Paris |
Monnayage | 2000 |
Code produit | AFR210001 |
Qualité | Proof |
Emballage | Box |