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The art of the pen

L'art de la plume

In 2021, Monnaie de Paris inaugurated a new series around literary styles and authors who have marked the history of literature in France and abroad. Poetry, theater or novels, discover the authors celebrated by the Monnaie de Paris each year.

Emblematic coins

This series present a common reverse where we can find a pen engraved in the center of the piece accompanied by emblematic quotes of the most famous authors such as «Le mieux est l'ennemi du bien» by Voltaire, «Lasciate ogne speranza voi ch'intrate» by Dante Alighieri, “To be or not to be that is the question” by William Shakespeare or “Was mich nicht umbringt macht mich stärker” by Nietzsche.

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2023 : Shakespeare

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Monnaie de Paris cannot celebrate theater without mentioning William Shakespeare. 400 years after his death, the stories and characters imagined by Shakespeare are references far beyond the borders of his native country.

2022 : molière

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Après la poésie célébrée en 2021, la Monnaie de Paris met en lumière le Théâtre pour le millésime 2022 en célébrant les 400 ans de la naissance de Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, dit Molière.

2021 : dante alighieri

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In 1321, the Italian poet Dante Alighieri died, leaving behind him a revolutionary and colossal work: The Divine Comedy. 700 years later, the Monnaie de Paris is honouring this key figure in literature.

2021 : la fontaine

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La Monnaie de Paris inaugurates this new series around literary styles and authors who have marked history with poetry and the fabulist Jean La Fontaine.