Nominating Organization:
Monnaie de Paris
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This project is very important in our Corporate Social Responsibility policy. It is in the core of our business as a coin but also pays tribute to our involvment in the defense of women’s rights.
In addition to the Marketing team and the CEO, we had the support of the government through Mrs Braun-Pivet the president of the ”Assemblée Nationale” one of the most important members of parliament in France.
She came herself to do the first strike of the coin and to officially launch this coin.
Confirm the Coin is Legal Tender yes
Confirm Coin is issued at face value yes
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Coin Description
The obverse of the coin is a portrait of a woman facing left, symbolising a look back at how far women have come in their fight for gender equality and justice. Several envelopes and a ballot box are depicted to commemorate the right to vote. The year 2024 is inscribed alongside 1944, underlining the anniversary date.
The reverse of the €10 and €100 coins shows the face value surrounded by two branches, one of oak, the other of laurel, which evoke the Euro symbol. The entire reverse design is framed by an assembly of lines representing the Hexagon.
Innovation and unique aspects
This coin is a 100€ silver coin in the renewed tradition of the French commemorative silver coins.
Overall integration of Features
The aim of the design was to emphasize the evolution of the Women rights among the French History. The spiral structures the obverse as a path through time, leading to the governments engagement in defending the fundamental rights.
Highlights an event
The advance of women’s right to vote in France has been a saga marked by decades of struggle. Initiated after the Second World War, the formal recognition of gender equality in the Constitution in 1944 paved the way. Women voted for the first time in municipal elections in 1945, then in legislative elections in 1948. The 2000 law establishing parity consolidated this progress, leading to the active participation of women in French political life today. This development reflects a precious conquest, the result of a determined fight for equality and justice.
Monnaie de Paris is unveiling a collection of coins to commemorate 80 years of women’s right to vote and to celebrate the progress made towards gender equality. It symbolizes a major milestone in the emancipation of women in France.
Limited Circulation/Commemorative Coin Image
