The Monnaie de Paris sequel series to its superb From Clovis to Republic range debuted last month and is now launching the second of three coins due in 2016. Called Women of France, the series will feature women that "have left their mark on the history of France". They are struck in a style called 'History', [...]
One of the world's premiere sporting events, the European Championship run by UEFA, is widely considered to be amongst the toughest prizes to win in international football, mainly because of the plethora of high quality teams on the continent that are eligible to play. Held every four years in a host country, in 2016 the honour [...]
Long term readers of the site will know how much we love the Monnaie de Paris series of coins called From Clovis to Republic. Struck in a style the mint calls 'History', this is a simulated take on the old hand-struck style of coins that were prevalent before modern methods of coin production came into widespread [...]
The French mint, the Monnaie de Paris have produced some beautiful coins over the years, a favourite of ours being the superb From Clovis to Republic series, along with plenty of others. Like most of the big national issuers of coins such as the Royal Mint, The US Mint and the Central Bank of Russia, the [...]
A favourite of ours amongst the many Monnaie de Paris coin series is a maritime one simply called French Ships. As the title suggests, it's a look back at some of the many vessels that have embellished France's reputation as a maritme nation, one that was at many times the most powerful and far-reaching on earth. The range is [...]
More from the Monnaie de Paris and this release is the second in a series marking the centenary of events of the First World War. The first coin commemorated the great mobilisation of French troops to the front line using literally thousands of cars and taxis. The second coin also commemorates an event that's a little more unusual than [...]
Monnaie de Paris week soldiers on with a coin celebrating an extremely worthy milestone, and one that strikes a particular chord today considering events in the Ukraine; seventy years of peace in Europe. Europe has always had a history of warfare unlike anywhere else on the planet. Many ambitious, empire-building, technologically advanced nations in close proximity is never a [...]
Originators of the modern domed precious metal coin, the Monnaie de Paris kicked off what has quickly become one of the hottest trends in numismatics back in 2009, with the launch of a very cool coin to celebrate the official Year of Astronomy. Available in gold and silver, it was popular enough for the Royal Australian Mint to release [...]
A huge personal favourite of mine and of many other collectors, the Monnaie de Paris's stunning 'From Clovis to Republic' series of coins are drawing to a close this year, their fifth. Released at the rate of three per year, this fifteen coin set has grown to be one of the most beautiful series of modern commemoratives to appear [...]
French national mint the Monnaie de Paris, has released the latest set of coins in its UNESCO series and these are the second annual release in the new themed sub-range called 'Banks of the Seine', the river that runs through the heart of Paris, and a stretch of which is a designated UNESCO site. Following on from last years [...]
