Fontaine de Vaucluse - Moulin à papier Vallis Clausa

Obverse

View of the large water wheel of the paper mill in Fontaine de Vaucluse, a French commune in the Vaucluse département, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'azur region.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Vallis Clausa
Le Moulin à Papier de Provence

Reverse

Stylized map of France with the Monnaie de Paris logo in a circle.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
MADE IN FRANCE • FRAPPÉ EN FRANCE
MONNAIE
DE PARIS
• 2021 •

Edge

Reeded

© PLH28 (CC BY-NC-SA)

Mint

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

Comments

The water of the Sorgue has played an important role in the economy of this area. Using its power, paper mills made their appearance in the 15th century. Paper mills, and in particular the Navarre paper mills and its factory in Galas, were the jewel in the crown of local industry until 1950, when they were overtaken by modernity and replaced locally by tourism and crafts. Today, there is still a paper mill in the village. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fontaine-de-Vaucluse

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

L'eau de la Sorgue a joué un rôle primordial pour l’économie de ce territoire. En utilisant sa force, des moulins à papier ont fait leur apparition au XVe siècle. Fleuron de l'industrie locale, la papeterie et en particulier les Papeteries Navarre et son usine de Galas assura jusqu'en 1950 la prospérité du lieu avant d’être dépassée par la modernité et remplacée localement au profit du tourisme et de l'artisanat. Il reste aujourd'hui une papeterie au village. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fontaine-de-Vaucluse

See also

• Museum
• Map
• Industry

• Vallis Clausa - Le moulin à papier de Provence

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