Tag Archives: Monnaie de Paris

Award-Winning Joaquin Jimenez Strikes Again

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Numismatic News Staff

For the last several years Monnaie de Paris has collaborated with distinguished French institutions to salute ‘Creations Sublimant Excellence’ [works of sublime quality] in coin. Examples to date have included Cartier and Baccarat crystal. This year the Louvre gets the … Continue reading →

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MdP Strikes Notre-Dame Rebuild Coins

Posted on May 22, 2019 by Kerry Rodgers

Within days of a fire destroying a large part of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, Monnaie de Paris announced the sale of two gold and one silver proof euros whose sale will contribute to the reconstruction fund of this UNESCO World … Continue reading →

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Monnaie de Paris celebrates fall of Berlin Wall

Posted on March 25, 2019 by World Coin News Staff

This Nov. 9 marks the 30th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall. To commemorate the historic occasion, Monnaie de Paris has issued a spectacular group of three gold and three silver euros. These are the first coins in … Continue reading →

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‘Fraternity’ closes Marianne trilogy

Posted on March 4, 2019 by World Coin News Staff

Since 2008, Monnaie de Paris has revisited a number of historic French numismatic themes. Two years ago, it commenced a trilogy paying tribute to Marianne, whose face first appeared on a French coin in 1871, a 5 centime (KM-821.1). In … Continue reading →

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Monnaie de Paris takes top COTY honors

Posted on February 19, 2019 by World Coin News Staff

By Tom Michael Our Thirty-Sixth Annual Coin of the Year Awards Ceremony took place Feb. 2 in Berlin at the World Money Fair. From the thousands of coins produced in a year, only a hundred make the cut for nomination. … Continue reading →

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Coin of the Year awards given in Berlin

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Numismatic News Staff

By Tom Michael Our Thirty-Sixth Annual Coin of the Year Awards Ceremony took place Feb. 2 in Berlin at the World Money Fair. From the thousands of coins produced in a year, only a hundred make the cut for nomination. … Continue reading →

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French jewelry merges with coins

Posted on January 15, 2019 by Richard Giedroyc

Designing coins is a craft. So is designing jewelry. While it has been argued in the past that the line separating some medallic art from sculpture may be nebulous, the line between what constitutes a coin and what should be … Continue reading →

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France starts 2019 program

Posted on October 10, 2018 by World Coin News Staff

On Sept. 5, Aurélien Rousseau, Président-directeur général de Monnaie de Paris, launched the mint’s 2019 program. Heading the announcement and #1 item in MdP’s “Histoire de l’humanité” series was the news that a commemorative will be struck to mark the … Continue reading →

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France celebrates Renoir and Rodin

Posted on October 1, 2018 by World Coin News Staff

Last year, Monnaie de Paris introduced a new coin series honoring France’s great wealth of pictorial art. The series continues this year and pays homage to Renoir’s “Le bal du Moulin de la Galette” [The ball of the Moulin de … Continue reading →

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