France 1889 Gold Plated Eiffel Tower Summit Ascension Souvenir
AUD$85
| Grade: | EF |
| Year: | 1889 |
| Metal: | Gold plated copper |
| Diameter (approx): | 42mm |
| Mass (approx): | 41g |
Gold plated copper. 42mm diameter, 41g. Issued as a souvenir to people who ascended to the summit of the newly opened Eiffel Tower during the 1889 Paris International Exposition.
Obverse:
LES TRAVAUX | LE MONUMENT
ONT COMMENCÉ | A ÉTÉ INAUGURÉ
LE 27 JANV 1887 | LE 6 MAI 1889
INVALIDES 105 NOT. DAME 66 COLOGNE 159 OPÉRA 56
GE PYRAMIDE 146 PANTHÉON 83 ST PIERRE 132
ARC DE TRIOMPHE 45 ROUEN 150 | OBÉLISQUE WASHINGTON 169
TOUR EIFFEL 300
Reverse:
CUIVRE
SOUVENIR
DE MON ASCENSION
AU SOMMET DE
LA TOUR EIFFEL
1889
USINE MÉTALLURGIQUE PARISIENNE
Supplied in an archival SAFLIP.
