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Lettering: ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS 1 DOLLAR A THOUSAND YEARS AGO, IN 1023M THE BENEDICTINE MONKS OF MONT-SAINT-MICHEL LAID THE FOUNDATION STONE FOR THEIR NEW ABBEY CHURCH, TODAY, THE SANCTUARY IS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF EARLY ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE IN NORMANDY, FRANCE, LOCATED ON TOP OF OF THE MONT-SAINT-MICHEL ROCK, THE CHURCH DOMINATES THE UNIQUE SILHOUETTE OF THIS UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE ISLAND WHICH HAS DEFIED THE TIDES SINCE TIME BEGAN MSM
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Mont-Saint-Michel. Theme at top, dates of event at bottom
Lettering: MONT SAINT MICHEL 1023 - 2023
