2 Euros Olympic Games, Paris 2024 - France 2024

Features

Issuer	France
Period	Fifth Republic (1958-date)
Type	Non-circulating coins
Year	2024
Value	2 Euros 2 EUR = USD 2.31
Currency	Euro (2002-date)
Composition	Bimetallic: nickel brass clad nickel centre in copper-nickel ring (Core: 75% Cu, 20% Zn, 5% Ni Ring: 75% Cu, 25% Ni)
Weight	8.5 g
Diameter	25.75 mm
Thickness	2.2 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 394012
References	KM# 3327 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

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Commemorative issue

Hercul and Notre-Dame, Paris

Series: 2024 Summer Olympic Games, Paris

Obverse

The design represents Hercules, a national figure and icon of French numismatics, practicing antique wrestling with Notre-Dame’s Chimera, in reference to the Olympic Games of the Ancient era. Both wrestlers are depicted in the foreground in front of Notre-Dame Cathedral. In the background, an athletics track in which the emblem of Paris 2024 is inserted on the left side, is represented. The yeardate, the RF indication, as well as the mintmarks are inserted on the athletics track.

The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
RF
PARIS 2024
2024

Unabridged legend: République Française

Designer: Joaquin Jimenez

Reverse

A geographical map of Western Europe spans the outer ring and inner core on the right side of the coin. The inscription 2 EURO is superimposed over the map of Europe, with the numeral “2” 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.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
2 EURO
LL

Designer: Luc Luycx

Edge

Finely ribbed with edge lettering: three times the sequence "2 * *" upright and the sequence "* * 2" inverted

Lettering: 2 ★ ★2 ★ ★2 ★ ★2 ★ ★2 ★ ★2 ★ ★

Mint

Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)

Mark

Joaquin Jimenez, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (2020-date)

Comments

Present in sets

2021-2024 belle épreuve ; 2 euros JO Paris 2024

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Date	Mintage	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
2024	500 000	$ 14	BU coincard with 5 different designs, which form PARIS, 100.000 mintage for each coincard design	94%
2024	10 000	$ 32	Proof	11%

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