Eiffel Tower
Yes, the Eiffel tower was built as a temporary structure to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution. The structure still stands today.
Please check your coin. The Centenary of Melbourne was in 1935. The Australian 1934/35 sterling silver Florin commemorating the Centenary was sold to the public in 1934 and 1935.
There was a medallion issued in 1971 commemorating the "Centenary of Local Governement" in Unley. They are considered to be rare.
It stands for the victory of France in the French Revolution. Gustave Eiffel planned to build the tower to show his and every french person to feel happy about their country and victory.
The telephone country code for Zimbabwe is +263. The area code for Centenary is 057, or +263 57 in international format.
The Eiffel Tower commemorates the centenary of the revolution, in other words, it was made to mark 100 years to the revolution, so its wasn't there when the revolution took place.
130 it was opened in 1889 for the Fair marking the centenary of the Revolution.
Exposition Universelle, 1889; centenary of the French Revolution.
It was an entrance arch to the Exposition Universelle, a world fair in 1889. This was a celebration of the centenary of the Revolution.
non-centenary
The Eiffel Tower was the most famous monument build for the Paris World Exhibition in 1889. It was celebrating the first century since the French Revolution that started in 1789. It was build by engineer Gustave Eiffel in two years.
as an entrance arch for the Worlds Fair in 1889