| Metal | SILVER 333‰ |
|---|---|
| Weight | 234 g |
| Qualité | Uncirculated |
| Mintage | 3000 |
| Millésime | 2024 |
| Valeur faciale | 0€ |
In 2021, Monnaie de Paris inaugurated a series focused on literary styles and authors who have marked literature history in France and abroad. After celebrating poetry in 2021 and theatre in 2022, Monnaie de Paris will honour the famous adventure author Alexandre Dumas in 2024, for the 180th anniversary of the publication of The Three Musketeers.
This collector box contains the four coins of this collection. Each coin represents a musketeer: D'Artagnan, Athos, Porthos and Aramis.
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 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.
