Description

On the occasion of the 20 years of the euro and the French Presidency of the European Union in 2022, Monnaie de Paris has launched the designs for new circulation-type euro coins.

Obverse

Depicts a tree with leaves and fruits of the oak and the olive tree. In the background is the hexagon, which symbolizes the outline of the map of France, in the upper three leaves the republican motto "Freedom, Equality, Fraternity". Below the monogram "RF" of the French Republic, on the left the year of issue "2022" and on the lower edge of the hexagon next to the trunk the mint mark of the mint on the left, the mint mark of the engraver general on the right and this name above. The twelve stars of the European flag are depicted on the outer ring.

Mint mark of the Paris Mint (Monnaie de Paris in Pessac): Cornucopia (horn of plenty)

Privy mark of the General Engraver of the Paris Mint: Two nested squares superimposed on a rhinoceros head (Joaquin Jimenez)

LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ
J. JIMENEZ
2022 R F

Reverse

A geographical map of Western Europe spans the outer ring and inner core on the right side of the coin. The inscription 1 EURO is superimposed over the map of Europe, with the numeral “1” located in an open field representing the eastern Atlantic Ocean.

12 stars are located on the right side of the outer ring, with six stars atop the map of Europe and six stars below it; six vertical stripes cut across the inner core of the coin, visually connecting the upper and lower star segments.

Luc Luycx, a designer at the Royal Belgian Mint, designed the Euro’s common reverse; his initials, LL, are seen on the right side of the design, just under the “O” in “EURO.”

1 EURO
LL

Edge

1 Euro

KM#
Characteristics
Material Bi-Metallic
Ring Nickel Brass
Center Cupronickel
Weight 7.5 g
Diameter 23.25 mm
Thickness 2.33 mm
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mint
Paris Mint (A)

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