Lionel LeConte, Paris Mint
Interviewer: David Lisot, CoinWeek.com ……
A series of gold and silver coins featuring the Eiffel Tower has been announced by the Monnaie de Paris.
PandaAmerica will be a distributor for the coins and discusses the outlook for sales of this new issue with the manager of the Paris Mint.
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About Monnaie de Paris
Monnaie de Paris possesses age-old expertise which it employs with great vitality and creativity. Heir to more than twelve centuries of tradition, Monnaie de Paris is responsible for the striking of circulating coins. It also produces collector coins, medals, official decorations and casts works of art. Engraving in metal the designs of many styles and eras, Monnaie de Paris entrusts the conception of its products to the greatest artists, and maintains a constant dialogue with contemporary artistic creation.
Monnaie de Paris is the sole mint entrusted with the task of striking official French euro currency. It also strikesseveral foreign official currency coins, whether in their entirety (as in the case of Luxembourg, Monaco, and Malta) or in part (as for Greece, Bangladesh, etc.).
Website: http://www.monnaiedeparis.fr/en_US/
These are great coins with a superb design. I highly recommend the smaller silver version available for about $65-70 with a 5K mintage.