2024-07-10 09:40:15
Some coins will change in a few weeks.
Change it in your wallet! While bank cards have changed in months and historical trends disappear in favor of new trends, cash payment methods will also experience some changes in the coming months. If the French used their coins and notes less, the latter still continued to decorate some moroccos.
In a few weeks, the new euro coins will be circulating and will allow you to pay for your purchases, just like everyday coins. These will not be simple collectors items but a new series with classic value and production in large quantities.
Not all parts are affected. After changing the faces of the 1 and 2 euro coins in January 2022, it is now the faces of the 10, 20 and 50 centime coins which are changed by the Paris Mint. From this summer of 2024 these coins will begin to fill French wallets.
On these new coins, comes out the figure of Sower, this woman with a Phrygian cap and a long dress planting seeds, which has been on the back of these three values since the change to the Euro in 2002. From now on, each one will have a different character: the 10 centimes will have the face of Simone Veil emblazoned on the back, the 20 centimes of Joséphine Baker and the 50 centimes of Marie Curie.
© Monnaie de Paris
Three women entered the Pantheon, chosen because “they are a symbol of strong attachment to the values of the Republic and a source of daily inspiration for everyone”, according to Marc Schwartz, President of the Monnaie de Paris, organization of he designed the coins. and notes.
The whole design has not changed since it is considered that the French flag will still be represented by vertical and horizontal lines, that the RF is mentioned (for French France) and that the 12 stars of the European flag will be retained.
These new parts will be produced for at least 15 years. However, you should note that the 10, 20 and 50 cent coins you have are always used to pay and you should not try to change them.
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