50 Euro – William Shakespeare (2022)

FR 50 Euro 2022 Horn of PlentyFR 50 Euro 2022 Horn of Plenty
Image source: Monnaie de Paris

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Description obverse

Stylized portrait of Shakespeare to left, the left side of his head shown as a skull; his head covered partly by a radiate crown, partly by a jester's cap; on the right and below, detail view of the Globe Theatre in London. William Shakespeare, 1564 - 1616, 2023

Description reverse

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, 50 €, RF




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France. 50 Euro (Gold) 2022, Monnaie de Paris. CoCo FR-2022-0114.