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Quinson - Musée de préhistoire des gorges du Verdon Auroch

Quinson - Musée de préhistoire des gorges du Verdon (Auroch) - obverseQuinson - Musée de préhistoire des gorges du Verdon (Auroch) - reverse

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Features

Location France
Type Souvenir medallions
Year 2020
Composition Nordic gold
Weight 15.94 g
Diameter 34 mm
Thickness 2.3 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
304986
References JTC# FR04-3078
Jean Imhof, François Blanchet; 2015. Cotation des jetons touristiques. Éditions de la Monnaie, La Mothe-Achard, France.

Obverse

Prehistoric drawing of an aurochs.Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering: MUSEE DE PREHISTOIRE DES GORGES DU VERDON

Reverse

Stylized map of France with the Monnaie de Paris logo inside.Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
MADE IN FRANCE • FRAPPÉ EN FRANCE
MONNAIE
DE PARIS
• 2020 •

Edge

Reeded

Quinson - Musée de préhistoire des gorges du Verdon (Auroch) -  obverse

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Mint

Mintmark of Monnaie de Paris Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)

Comments

The oldest remains of aurochs have been dated to around 2 million years ago, in India. The Indian subspecies was the first to appear. During the Pleistocene, the species migrated westwards to the Middle East (western Asia), as well as eastwards. They reached Europe around 270,000 years ago. South Asian domestic cattle, or zebu, are descended from Indian aurochs on the edge of the Thar Desert; zebu are drought-resistant. Domestic yak, gayal and Bali cattle are not descended from aurochs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AurochsAutomatically translated

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2020  5 600

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