Description
Château de Chambord / Chambord castle
- Avers / Obverse :
Dessin en l’honneur du château de Chambord ; au premier plan, les silhouettes d’un couple assis ; sur la gauche, la carte de France ; en haut, entouré par le nom du souverain, celui du pays émetteur COOK ISLANDS (en français ILES COOK) et la valeur faciale ONE DOLLAR (en français UN DOLLAR), le buste de Sa Majesté le roi Charles III à gauche, dessinée par l’artiste graveur Dan Thorne, dont les initiales DT apparaissent sous le cou ; sur le listel, la légende “THE CHÂTEAU DE CHAMBORD, LOCATED IN THE LOIRE VALLEY IN THE CENTRE OF FRANCE, IS ONE OF THE MOST RECOGNISABLE CASTLES IN THE WORLD, ITS DISTINCTIVE FRENCH RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE BLENDS TRADITIONAL MEDIEVAL FORMS WITH CLASSICAL RENAISSANCE STRUCTURES, CONSTRUCTED BY KING FRANCIS I IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE 16TH CENTURY AS A HUNTING LODGE, THE BUILDING IS CONSIDERED THE LARGEST AND THE MOST MAGNIFICENT OF ALL LOIRE CASTLES.”
Drawing paying tribute to the castle of Chambord ; in the foreground, the silhouettes of two people seated ; on the left, the map of France ; at the top, surrounded by the name of the sovereign, the one of the issuing country COOK ISLANDS and the face value ONE DOLLAR, the bust of King Charles The Third, drawn by the artist engraver Dan Thorne (whose signature DT appears under the neck), left to edge of coin ; on the rim, the legend “THE CHÂTEAU DE CHAMBORD, LOCATED IN THE LOIRE VALLEY IN THE CENTRE OF FRANCE, IS ONE OF THE MOST RECOGNISABLE CASTLES IN THE WORLD, ITS DISTINCTIVE FRENCH RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE BLENDS TRADITIONAL MEDIEVAL FORMS WITH CLASSICAL RENAISSANCE STRUCTURES, CONSTRUCTED BY KING FRANCIS I IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE 16TH CENTURY AS A HUNTING LODGE, THE BUILDING IS CONSIDERED THE LARGEST AND THE MOST MAGNIFICENT OF ALL LOIRE CASTLES.”
- Revers / Reverse :
Dessin en l’honneur du château de Chambord ; millésime 2024 en bas
Drawing paying tribute to the Chambord castle ; year of issue 2024 at the bottom
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