The Tour de
France is the most famous cycling race in the world.
It was
first organised in 1903 by the newspaper L'Auto, with the aim of stimulating
the public and, above all, winning over its rival Le Vélo. Today, it is the 3rd
most watched sporting event in the world, after the Football World Cup and the
Olympic Games.
To
celebrate the 50th anniversary of the finish on the Champs-Elysées in style,
Monnaie de Paris is unveiling a complete two-part collection. The first part,
in € gold and silver, will be available from 27 March 2025, 100 days before the
Tour de France kicks off in Lille-Nord de France. The collector coins and
mini-medals will be available a few days before the official start on 17 June
2025.
The official route of the Tour de France is the subject of this coin, which depicts a cyclist in front of the official route that will be taken by all cyclists in July 2025. Divided in two by a line representing a stage, half of the cyclist is represented in drawing. The outline of the coin and the spokes are reminiscent of a bicycle wheel.
On this
common reverse, the four jerseys of the Tour are heraldically represented in
markers. Also
represented in the markers are the RF, the face value and the yeardate. The Tour de France logo
appears at the top and the hallmarks at the bottom.
