25 Dollars Château de Chambord 2024 – Argent BE

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 25 DOLLARS, le buste de Sa Majesté le roi Charles III à gauche, dessiné 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 25 DOLLARS, 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 colorisé (couleurs choisies par l’institut monétaire) en l’honneur du château de Chambord ; millésime 2024 en bas

Coloured drawing paying tribute to the Chambord castle (colours chosen by the Mint) ; year of issue 2024 at the bottom