| Description : Paris will host the Summer Olympic Games for the third time
(previously in 1900 and 1924) from the 26th of July to the 11th of August 2024. A four‐part
coin series was planned dedicated to this event, the first part was the handing over of the Olympic flag, which was
carried out at the closing ceremony of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo on the 8th of August 2021. Instead,
Marianne ‐ sprinting in classical style as a reference to the ancient Olympic Games ‐ is depicted, the national
figure of the French Republic, wearing a Phrygian cap. In the background the Eiffel Tower, the Parisian landmark, and the
running tracks of the Stade de France are depicted, the stadium will serve as the Olympic venue in 2024. The logo of the
Olympic games is depicted on the top left, with the country abbreviation "RF" (République française, French
Republic) below it. At the bottom of the coin is "2021", flanked on the left by a cornucopia the mint mark of the French
mint Monnaie de Paris in Plessac and on the right by the square logo of the French chief engraver and coin designer
Joaquin Jimenez. |
