A portrait of Jean de La Fontaine to left. In the background, some of the animals in his famous fables blend in with his hair, castle of Vaux-le-Vicomte below. JEAN DE LA FONTAINE, 1621 1695
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Several emblematic quotations are inscribed on it, such as Voltaire’s “Le mieux est l’ennemi du bien", Dane Alighieri's "Lasciate ogne speranza voi ch'intrate", William Shakespeare's "To be or not to be: that is the question" or Nietzsche's "Was mich nicht umbringt, macht mich stärker". Below, a quill. L'ART DE LA PLUME, 10 €, RF
Reference
France. 10 Euro (Silver) 2021, Monnaie de Paris. CoCo FR-2021-0065.
