After An Historic Year, France Looks to the Future

Last year was an eventful year for the Monnaie de Paris. Amongst preparations for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris were the medals produced by the French Mint, three new circulating euro coin designs were issued and commemorative coins were created for two historical events in 2024, the 80th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy in June and the re-opening of the Notre Dame Cathedral in December. 

Coin & Mint News™ spoke to the CEO of Monnaie de Paris, Marc Schwartz, at the recent World Money Fair in Berlin to discuss the Mint’s busy but successful year and its plans for 2025.

Highlights of the year 

The 80th anniversary of what is commonly known as ‘D-Day’ – the largest amphibious assault in history that took place on five Normandy beaches in northern France and which has been noted key to the eventual liberation of Western Europe during the Second World War – was highlighted as a particularly important event in the Mint’s calendar. It produced several coins to mark the occasion, dedicating one of each of the four coins minted to the four Allied nations who landed on the beaches of Normandy, with Monnaie de Paris staff present at commemorations in Vierville-sur-Mer, Normandy.