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VARIETE MONETAIRE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1997-01-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Coins and Bank Notes
- Numismatics
- Coining
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- variety
1, record 1, English, variety
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A change in design, but not so important a change as to create a new type. Such changes include changes in size, shape, or metallic content, revised inscriptions, and significant modifications in the wreath, crown, shield, or portrait. 1, record 1, English, - variety
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Variety" usually means a major variety, that is, a coin which resembles another in that it bears the same date, mint mark, and denomination but which differs from that it has been struck by a different pair of dies and its major device has been redesigned, removed, or added. 1, record 1, English, - variety
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A minor variety or variant is a coin whose major devices are the same as those of another coin, but these devices incorporate some easily recognizable variation. 1, record 1, English, - variety
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
See related terms: major variety, minor variety, die variety, non-die variety, punch variety [CANADA]. 1, record 1, English, - variety
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
- Numismatique
- Monnayage
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- variété
1, record 1, French, vari%C3%A9t%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- variété monétaire 1, record 1, French, vari%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20mon%C3%A9taire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Toute altération du motif ou des inscriptions d'une pièce de monnaie qui marque une différence par rapport au type original : changement apporté aux dimensions, à la forme ou à la teneur en métal, version révisée d'une inscription, ou importantes modifications d'une guirlande, d'une couronne, d'un écu ou d'une effigie. 1, record 1, French, - vari%C3%A9t%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une variété majeure, ou simplement variété, se dit d'une pièce ayant les mêmes date d'émission, marque d'atelier et valeur nominale que la pièce type, mais ayant été frappée à l'aide d'une paire de coins sur laquelle on a modifié en profondeur, retiré ou redessiné l'élément principal du motif de revers. 1, record 1, French, - vari%C3%A9t%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Une variété mineure, ou variante, se dit d'une pièce dont les éléments principaux de l'effigie à l'avers et du motif au revers, tout en étant les mêmes que ceux de la pièce type, comportent de légères modifications facilement identifiables. 1, record 1, French, - vari%C3%A9t%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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