La Monnaie de Paris

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La Monnaie de Paris is a state owned industrial and commercial company, which holds the monopoly of manufacturing circulating coins for the French Republic. La Monnaie de Paris also fights counter-manufacturing of euro coins, produces guarantee marks for the State and showcases the collections of Musée de la Monnaie to the public.

An industrial tool at the service of the State
La Monnaie de Paris provides industrial and commercial services from two geographic locations: the Hôtel de la Monnaie in Paris and the monetary manufacturing plant in Pessac, Gironde. The latest has all the characteristics of a metallurgic industry, but with a special character. Since more than 25 years, the Pessac factory, which employs more than 340 people, manufactures circulating French, euro and foreign coins. For the launch of the euro, the Pessac factory struck over 9 billions of euro coins between 1998 and 2002.

A commercial activity supported by Monnaie de Paris’ worldwide recognized brand
In addition to collector coins and medals, the cultural and artistic vocation of La Monnaie de Paris encompasses the manufacturing of civil and military honor decorations and the creation of art bronzes and jewels. La Monnaie de Paris commercializes these products to the public under the registered brand name of Monnaie de Paris in France and overseas. La Monnaie de Paris has also developed a major « business to business » activity through its offering of special editions of medals and customized corporate gifts. It finally offer its salons of Hôtel de la Monnaie, located quai de Conti, to corporations, public agencies and collectivities as a prestigious showcase for their promotional events.

A public space of creation, conservation and heritage
La Monnaie de Paris manage the Museum of Coinage or Musée de la Monnaie. The museum, which is located within the Hôtel de la Monnaie facing the Louvre museum in Paris, offers tours and activities that are especially orientated toward a young audience. It regularly organizes exhibits, private sales, concerts and auctions for numismatists and medal collectors. Since 2003, La Monnaie de Paris also calls for thematic competitions, which are open to engravers, graphic designers, illustrators and artists. Their creations add to the wealth of the artistic production of its own art craftspeople and engravers. La Monnaie de Paris opens as well centuries of archives to researchers and students. These archives can be consulted at the library of la Monnaie, located 11 quai de Conti. Finally, La Monnaie de Paris is an associated member of the prestigious Comité Colbert and partners with the doctorate program (DESS) in Fashion, Art and Luxury of the Université de Paris-Sorbonne.