Silver plated medallion 90 years - Medallion 34 mm
€19.00
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Diameter
34 mm
Metal
COMMON METAL
Weight
16 g
Qualité
Uncirculated
From 2010,
the French Excellence series has been combining the exceptional know-how of
Comité Colbert brands or a French cultural institution with that of Monnaie de
Paris to create a unique collection that combines their respective
talents. ...
French Excellence - Lancôme Silver plated medallion 90 years Medallion 34 mm
€19.00
Description
From 2010,
the French Excellence series has been combining the exceptional know-how of
Comité Colbert brands or a French cultural institution with that of Monnaie de
Paris to create a unique collection that combines their respective
talents.
In 2025,
the Lancôme House is celebrated for its 90th anniversary.
Monnaie de Paris and Lancôme are both members of Comité Colbert. They share a reputation for excellence, built over time through the quality of their creations. Each House has a deep-rooted vocation to perpetuate its know-how, while looking to the future and always seeking to innovate.
On the obverse, Joaquin Jimenez’s rose supports the 90 year of Lancôme logo, colourised in pink. The « 0 » of the 90 is topped by a circumflex accent, in reference to Lancôme signature.
On the reverse, the same rose has three distinct patterns. The first one, takes the shape of a smile and is a reference to perfume. The second one is a guilloché, it symbolises the work of man on the material. The last motif is a sandblast reminiscent of make-up powder. The rose is surrounded by a crown of roses on the stems and the name of the perfume « La vie est belle ».
The Collection
Founded in 864, Monnaie of Paris is the oldest company in the world. It has cultivated tradition in the metal artworks for twelve centuries. As such, it is an associate member of Colbert Committee, gathering the greatest French luxury companies.
In 2014, Monnaie of Paris is celebrating its 1150th anniversary. For this occasion, Monnaie of Paris is launching a new collection named "French Excellence". The aim is to highlight every year one of the art crafts that constitute the unique heritage of French luxury, by working with one major house belonging to Colbert Committee.
It is obviously the meeting of two great French houses, the Louvre and Monnaie de Paris, that nourishes this edition, but also the meeting of know-how several centuries apart. It is actually a great emotion to engrave again these historical motifs as the craftsmen of the time were able to do in their time. I feel like I am in the shoes of the Pharaoh's personal engraver more than three millennia later.
Engraver word
Our craftman
THE MEDAL MINTER
The medal minter transforms a blank into a medal, alternating between striking to bring out the relief and annealing to return the metal to a more malleable state. The blank is struck as many times as necessary, depending on the diameter, depth and detail of the engraving. Finally, surface treatments are applied to enhance the finished piece
THE ENGRAVER
Trained at the best schools, they have the years of experience behind them necessary to master all aspects of the craft. Using industrial oil-based modelling clay and working from a design executed freehand or with CAD software, they skilfully fashion a low relief model in order to enhance the engraving and the way it catches the light. They work alternately with concave and convex plaster moulds until satisfied they have achieved the best 3D rendering of the design.
