Description : The Franco‐German Treaty of Friendship (Élysée
Treaty) was signed on the 22nd of January 1963. The coin, issued jointly by France and Germany, shows on the
left the then President of France, Charles de Gaulle (1890‐1970), and his signature, and on the right the then Chancellor
of Germany, Konrad Adenauer (1876‐1967), and his signature. The coin was designed by Yves Sampo and Stefanie
Lindner. The reason for this issue is at the top in French "TRAITÉ DE L'ÉLYSÉE", at the bottom in German
"ÉLYSÉE‐VERTRAG", in the middle the anniversary "50" "ANS" "JAHRE" (50 years) together with
the year of issue "2013".
On the left of the French coin there is a cornucopia, the mint mark of the French mint Monnaie de Paris in Plessac,
on the right above Adennauer's signature is a pentagon, the logo of mint master Yves Sampo and below the signature
is the country abbreviation "RF" (République française, French Republic). |
