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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 1052763, member: 39&quot;]The Sower shows up on every piece from this series (since 2002), by the way. While on the circulation coins she is quite abstract now, these collector coins basically use Roty&#039;s design. Note the horizontal and vertical lines which, in combination with the &quot;white&quot; in the middle, represent the colors of the French flag.</p><p><br /></p><p>As mentioned at the mint&#039;s web site, several elements on the other side are references to the first coins of the New Franc. The script and the oar remind of the <u><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/img7/69-928.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/img7/69-928.jpg" rel="nofollow">1 centime</a></u><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/img7/69-928.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/img7/69-928.jpg" rel="nofollow"></a> coin while the olive branch refers to the <u><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/img7/69-925.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/img7/69-925.jpg" rel="nofollow">1 franc</a></u><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/img7/69-925.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/img7/69-925.jpg" rel="nofollow"></a> piece from those years.</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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