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Description:
Obverse
Value within horizontal wreath and hexagonal frames
Reverse
The city of Lyon and its history of textiles are honored on this piece. In the foreground, we see a shirtless man weaving ... his marinière! This iconic piece of the Jean Paul Gaultier universe is already coming out of the loom. At the bottom, we can see the silhouette of the Fourvière basilica.
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