Rugby World Cup: how the “metal surgeons” make the medals at the Monnaie de Paris

2023-10-26 11:27:57

The noise of the hydraulic presses resounds in the large coinage room. Very high ceilings, this workshop houses cutting-edge German machinery. Coins and medals of different diameters decorate the wooden workbenches. One of them is engraved with the Webb Ellis Trophy, awarded to the winner of the Rugby World Cup. Welcome to the Monnaie de Paris.