3222) Three new circulation coins featuring Marie Curie (50 Euro Cents), Josephine Baker (20 Euro Cents) and Simone Veil (10 Euro Cents) issued by the Monnaie de Paris (The Paris Mint): Date of Coins issue: 07.03.2024:
The Monnaie de Paris (The Paris Mint) has released three new circulation coins with an amended design that was released on 07.03.2024.
A previous announcement indicated that from the early part of 2024 there will be new faces on the national sides of France's 10, 20 and 50 Euro-cent coins.
These denominations will feature the profiles of three exceptional French women - Marie Curie Р50 Euro-cents, Josephine Baker Р20 Euro-cents and Simone Veil Р10 Euro-cents, all of whom are buried in the Panth̩on in Paris.
In late 2023, this announcement was made by the Monnaie de Paris, who accompanied the information with images of the new designs created by senior engraver Joaquin Jimenez.
Production of the coins began towards the last months of 2023, however, the designs which were not officially approved by the European Comission, a necessity before coins can be produced or released, were later rejected.
The reason was due to the Commission’s criticism that the twelve stars which surround the designs and which are a requisite on all Euro-denominated coins were obstructed by the designs.
By the time the European Commission advised the Monnaie de Paris they had rejected the designs, more than 27 million coins had been minted in time for their distribution in the early weeks in 2024.
Within 72 hours, the Monnaie de Paris had proposed amended designs to the European Commission with clear illustrations of the stars which did meet with the Commission’s approval.
However, officials at the Monnaie de Paris were also advised that the coins minted without the amended design could not be released.
Thus, the Monnaie de Paris were forced to destroy all 27 million
coins with the stars error – equating to less than 2% of its annual production
of 1.4 billion coins in 2023.
As the Monnaie de Paris is an organisation entirely financed
by its own activities, no additional costs were incurred for the State. The
Mint indicated that one hundred percent of the 27 million coins will be
recycled to produce new coins in 2024 and the price paid by the French Treasury
to the Monnaie de Paris to produce the coins remains exactly the same as
initially budgeted.
The designs:
Over each profile is the name of the woman featured and is shown in vertical text direction. The initials "RF" – representing "REPUBLIQUE FRAICAISE" is placed to the right of the Sower in front of a field of vertical lines. To the left of each profile, is a field of horizontal lines along with the year of issue, 2024.
Surrounding the primary
design is a circle of twelve five-pointed stars which represent the original
twelve members of the European Union.
Links:
1) For more on the Olympics and Paralympics held in the past, including the origins and history of the Olympics and Commemorative coins issued both on London Olympics and Paralympics please read my post on the London Olympics 2012 link as follows: History of the ancient & modern Olympics and Paralympics & commemorative coins issued during the London Olympics and Paralympics
4) For Rio 2016, please click on the following link to get interesting insights into the mascots of the Rio Olympics Vinicius and Tom, the Games and the Commemorative Coins and stamps issue programme: 1)The 31st Summer Olympics "Rio 2016"2) Commemorative Stamps and booklets issued by the Department of Posts, India on 05.08.2016
5) For Ancient Olympic Games on Greek Coins of Antiquity, please click on the following link: Ancient Olympic Games on Greek Coins of Antiquity
6) For a set of Post cards titled "Olympic Events" : please click on the following link: "Olympic Events": A set of 12 Post Cards issued by the Karnataka Postal Circle, India Post on 11.07.2016
7) For a presentation set of two stamps titled "Spirit of Olympics, Athens, Atlanta" please visit the following link: Spirit of the Olympic Games, Athens-Atlanta: Celebrating the Centenary of the Modern Olympic Games
8) For a presentation set of four stamps titled "XXVIII Olympic Games" (2004 Summer Olympics Athens, Greece, please visit the following link: XVIII Summer Olympic Games, Athens Greece (2004)
9) For a presentation set of two stamps titled "XXIX Olympic Games" (2008 Summer Olympics, Beijing, China, please visit the following link: XXIX Olympic Games Beijing, China: 08.08.08- 24.08.08: A Presentation set of four stamps issued by India Post on 08.08.08
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For other interesting posts on honouring the work done for the blind/visually impaired persons please visit the following links:
1) A tour of Pune's Blind School and interaction with the students - a short story
2) A two-Rupee coin issued by the Indian Mints honouring Louis Braille on the occasion of his 200th Birth Anniversary in 2009 and a brief report on the Braille system
6) Honouring Louis Braille on the Bicentenary of his birth in 2009
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