2010 France €10 Silver Proof Coin "Cluny Abbey"

• Mint: Monnaie de Paris
• Denomination: €10
• Quality: Proof
• Issue limit: 10,000 pcs.
• Alloy: 90% Silver
• Diameter: 37 mm
• Weight: 22.2 grams
• Box/Capsule: Yes/Yes
• Certificate: Yes

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This coin honors the wonderful Cluny Abbey, and is this year's Europa-issue from Monnaie de Paris.

Cluny Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in Cluny, France. It was founded in 910 by William I, Count of Auvergne, who installed Abbot Berno and placed the abbey under the immediate authority of Pope Sergius III. The abbey and its constellation of dependencies soon came to exemplify the kind of religious life that was at the heart of 11th century piety. The town of Cluny in Bourgogne, in east-central France, expanded around the former abbey, which was founded in a forested hunting reserve.