FRANCOIS 1 PONT DE NORMANDIE

Commemorative issue

Inauguration of the Pont de Normandie

Obverse

Portrait of François I, King of France from 1515 to 1547. Triangle mark in exergue.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
FRANCISCUS 1ER 1494-1994
AMICALE NUMISMATIQUE DU HAVRE

Designer: Maxime Louvel

Reverse

PONT DE NORMANDIE

Script: Latin

Lettering:
INAUGURATION DU PONT DE NORMANDIE
20 JANVIER 1995
LE HAVRE-HONFLEUR

Designer: Maxime Louvel

Edge

Plain

© pascal1969 (CC BY)

Mint

Thévenon & Co., Paris, modern-day Gercy, France

Comments

Token certificate with issuing authority

This commemorative token was struck in 1995 by the Amicale Numismatique du Havre to mark the inauguration of the Pont de Normandie. This event marked a milestone for the region and in the field of civil engineering.

The token was issued on January 20, 1995, coinciding with the bridge inauguration ceremony. The issue underlines the local community's attachment to this major project and its interest in commemorative collectors' items.

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Certificat du jeton avec l'autorité émetrice 

Ce jeton commémoratif a été frappé en 1995 par l'Amicale Numismatique du Havre à l'occasion de l'inauguration du Pont de Normandie. Cet événement a marqué une étape importante pour la région et dans le domaine de l'ingénierie civile.

Le jeton a été émis le 20 janvier 1995, date coïncidant avec la cérémonie d'inauguration du pont. Cette émission souligne l'attachement de la communauté locale à ce projet d'envergure et son intérêt pour les objets de collection commémoratifs.

See also

• Bridge
• Monarch

• Inauguration du pont de Normandie - 20 janvier 1995

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Numista Rarity index: 97

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Bullion value: USD 26.71

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Actual silver weight: 0.367 oz

Current silver price: 72.88 USD/oz (see silver price )

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