France · Marianne and the Race - Eiffel Tower (Series: Summer Olympics, Paris 2024 - 1/4)

Since their revival in 1896, initiated by the Frenchman Pierre de Coubertin, the modern Olympic Games have been an unprecedented event of human encounters, interrupted only during the world wars. After Brazil and Japan, the Summer Olympic Games are now returning to Europe. For the first time since 1924, a century later, the international major event will once again be held in Paris.

Monnaie de Paris is taking the “Countdown” to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games as an opportunity to celebrate the Games with a coin series that skilfully combines Parisian and French heritage. The intensity gradually increases in the years leading up to the Games.

The coin design shows Marianne, the national figure of the French Republic and an icon of French numismatics, depicted in an “ancient” sprint in remembrance of the Olympic Games of antiquity. Her silhouette merges with the Eiffel Tower, the symbol of Paris, to form a common axis. In the background, a running track can be seen, with the “Paris 2024” emblem inserted on the left. The year, the letters “RF” and the mint marks are located beneath the arch of the Eiffel Tower.

The outer ring of the coin features the twelve stars of the European flag.