Click here to discover the Paris 2024 collections on video !On the occasion of the Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games taking place in France in 2024, Monnaie de Paris celebrates this major international competition. It honors Sport, its values, i...
On the occasion of the Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games taking place in France in 2024, Monnaie de Paris celebrates this major international competition. It honors Sport, its values, its athletes and the heritage of the host country. Olympism and Paralympism are highlighted on those products, struck in France in our art workshops.
Following on from the series of collections launched since 2021, France celebrates the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games on a circulating coin: a commemorative €2!
The events of the PARIS 2024 Summer Games will take place in several cities. The Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Basilica of Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde in Marseille and the Tiaré flower in Tahiti represent the variety of venues for the sporting events.
The €2 FRANCE will be available in a Fleur de Coin quality, delivered in rolls of 25 pieces. It is available in 200,000 copies, that is to say 8 000 rolls.
The Collection
Monnaie de Paris celebrates the Olympic and Paralympic Games with various innovative and new collections over several years, showcasing the sportsmen and the Olympic spirit. Collection coins, commemorative 2€, gold and silver Euro or medallions, these collections put the spotlight on the disciplines, places and icons of the Olympics.
Our craftman
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.
THE MINTER
The first minters began to ply their trade in France when striking with a hammer appeared in the 4th century BC. Nowdays, minsters use press instead of a hammer. Their knowledge of dies, engraving and metals, and their expertise - passed seamlessly down from one generation to the next for centuries - guarantees the excellence of their work.
