| Diameter | 72 mm |
|---|---|
| Metal | FLORENTINE BRONZE |
| Weight | 261 g |
| Mintage | 1150 |
This medal celebrate the 1150 years of Monnaie de Paris, the oldest company in the world.
Obverse: is an assortment of the most illustrious currencies created since 1150 years.
Reverse: the building's facade designed by the architect Jacques Denis Antoine in the eighteenth century embodies the prestige of the monument of the Quai Conti in Paris. On the bottom a space for personalized engraving.
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
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.
