Monnaie de Paris, Paris, France

Name of the mint Monnaie de Paris
Place Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France
Dates of operation 864-date
Official website https://www.monnaiedeparis.fr/
See also Nomisma (paris)
Wikidata (Q1250541)

The Paris Mint, responsible for striking royal coins, has had various locations over the centuries. The oldest known workshop was situated at the current site of the courthouse on the Ile de la Cité. It was later moved to the Marais district, and then to the church of Saint-Jacques de la Boucherie district.

Between the 13th and 16th centuries, the main workshop was established for four centuries in the Saint-Germain de l'Auxerrois district, on the present-day "rue de la Monnaie". In 1609, it was transferred to the Louvre Palace due to the construction of the Pont-Neuf. Other production locations emerged during this time: in 1547, Henry II established a second workshop called "La Monnaie de Nesle" located in the tower of Nesle, producing billon coins, an alloy of silver and copper to prevent counterfeiting. In 1551, a third workshop was established on the Ile de la Cité, known as the "Maison des Étuves" or the "Moulin". This workshop was mechanized with equipment imported from Germany, including the balance, the coining press, and the rolling mill.

In 1775, the "Administration des monnaies et médailles" centralized all production in the heart of Paris, on the "Quai de Conti", left bank of the Seine, in a new building that remains the last active factory in the city of Paris. Faced with the increasing volume of coins to be minted, a new industrial facility was built in 1973 in Pessac, near Bordeaux, to handle all phases of regular coins production. In Paris, the Monnaie de Paris continues to produce collectible coins in precious metals, medals, official decorations, and art objects.

Mintmarks

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Related marks

Cornucopia 800 Silver 800‰ Certification Mark, Monnaie de Paris
Cornucopia 925 Silver 925‰ Certification Mark, Monnaie de Paris
AGMM Atelier de Gravure des Monnaies et Médailles, Monnaie de Paris
Triangle in circle Nicolas Briot, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1605-1625)
Lion standing François le Maistre, Mint Master, Monnaie de Paris (1615-1623)
Crisscrossed palm leaves Jean-Gabriel Fustel et François Ravel, Mint Masters, Monnaie de Paris (1630)
Crisscrossed palm leaves under a dot François Guibert et Jehan Villain, Mint Masters, Monnaie de Paris (1631)
Cross potent Louis de la Croix, Mint Master, Monnaie de Paris (1635-1642)
Rose Jean Warin, Mint Master, Monnaie de Paris (1639-1646)
Dove Louis de la Croix, Mint Master, Monnaie de Paris (1643-1644)
Dot Louis de la Croix, Mint Master, Monnaie de Paris (1644-1645)
Heart Louis le Bicheur, Mint Master, Monnaie de Paris (1646-1648)
Rose Jean Warin, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1646-1672)
Lily Jean Racle, Mint Master, Monnaie de Paris (1648)
Sun Jean Bouin, Mint Master, Monnaie de Paris (1648-1653)
Hollow triangle François Blaru, Master Engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1648-1656)
Grape Claude Montchablon, Mint Master, Monnaie de Paris (1653-1655)
Hollow trapezoid Claude Blaru, Master Engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1656-1657)
Almond Claude Banot, Mint Master, Monnaie de Paris (1656-1657)
Ermine speckle Pierre Briot, Mint Master, Monnaie de Paris (1657-1658)
Tower J. Baptiste du Four, Master Engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1659-1674)
Rose Michel Maguin, Mint Master, Monnaie de Paris (1662)
Sun with face Pierre Cheval, Mint Master, Monnaie de Paris (1666-1672)
Stork Vincent Fortier, Mint Master, Monnaie de Paris (1672-1674)
Laurel wreath J.-B. Lucot, Mint Master, Monnaie de Paris (1674-1677)
Clover Pierre Rousseau, Master Engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1674-1679)
Palm tree leaf Jean Hindret, Mint Master, Monnaie de Paris (1677-1683)
Moon crescent Nicolas-Antoine Aury, Master Engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1679-1693)
Tree Joseph Röettiers, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1682-1703)
Sun Pierre Rousseau, Mint Master, Monnaie de Paris (1684-1685)
Sun Melchior Villain, Mint Master, Monnaie de Paris (1685-1688)
Sun with face Hierosme de la Guerre, Mint Master, Monnaie de Paris (1690-1696)
Level J. Mauger et J. Roussel, Master Engravers, Monnaie de Paris (1693-1694)
Scallop Nicolas de Saint-Paul, Mint Master, Monnaie de Paris (1697-1700)
Scallop Louis Euldes, Mint Master, Monnaie de Paris (1701-1711)
Flower Georges Röettiers, Master Engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1703-1749)
Star Louis Euldes et Jean Faubert, Mint Masters, Monnaie de Paris (1711)
Clover Jean Faubert, Mint Master, Monnaie de Paris (1711-1718)
Fox Mathieu Renard de Tasta, Mint Master, Monnaie de Paris (1719-1738)
Fox and diamond Mathieu Renard de Petiton, Mint Master, Monnaie de Paris (1738-1757)
Flower Joseph-Charles Röettiers de la Bertaiche, Master Engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1749-1759)
Cross pattée Charles-Norbert Röettiers, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1753-1772)
Heron Jean Dupeyron de la Coste, Mint Master, Monnaie de Paris (1757-1764; 1765-1783)
Tree Mathieu Tillet, Mint Master, Monnaie de Paris (1764-1765)
Star Laurent Léonard, Master Engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1772-1773)
Lyre François Bernier, Master Engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1774-1794)
Heron Jean Dupeyron de la Coste II, Mint Master, Monnaie de Paris (1784-1791)
Leopard Alexandre Roëttiers de Montaleau, Mint Master, Monnaie de Paris (1791-1793)
Phrygian cap Augustin Dupré, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1793-1794)
Level Jean-Jacques-Joseph Anfrye, Mint Master, Monnaie de Paris (1793-1794)
Archery Artemis Augustin Dupré, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1795-1803)
Cornucopia Alexandre Roëttiers de Montaleau, Mint Master, Monnaie de Paris (1796-1797)
Rooster Charles-Pierre de l'Espine, Mint Master, Monnaie de Paris (1797-1821)
Tr. cursive under the bust Pierre-Joseph Tiolier, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1803-1815)
Horse head Pierre-Joseph Tiolier, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1814-1816)
T. cursive under the bust Nicolas-Pierre Tiolier, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1816-1824)
Horse head with short neck Nicolas-Pierre Tiolier, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1816-1824)
Horse head with long neck Nicolas-Pierre Tiolier, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1816-1824)
Horse head Nicolas-Pierre Tiolier, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1816-1824)
Anchor and C Jean-Pierre Collot, Mint Master, Monnaie de Paris (1821-1842)
T cursive under the bust Nicolas-Pierre Tiolier, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1824-1830)
Star Nicolas-Pierre Tiolier, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1830-1842)
Antique lamp Jean-Pierre Collot, Mint Master, Monnaie de Paris (1832-1841)
Ship bow Albin-Étienne de Cambry, Mint Master, Monnaie de Paris (1842-1845)
Dog head Jacques-Jean Barre, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1843-1850)
Indicating hand Charles-Louis Dierickx, Mint Master, Monnaie de Paris (1845-1860)
Dog head with low ears Jacques-Jean Barre, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1850-1855)
Anchor with ring Désiré-Albert Barre, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1855-1878)
Bee Alfred Renouard de Bussière, Mint Master, Monnaie de Paris (1860-1879)
Trident Zéphyrin Camélinat, Director of Coins and Medals, Monnaie de Paris (1871)
Pipe Jean-Louis Ruau, Mint Master, Monnaie de Paris (1879)
Anchor Jean-Auguste Barre, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1879)
Cornucopia Jean-Louis Ruau, Mint Master, Monnaie de Paris (1880-1891)
Fasces Jean Lagrange, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1880-1896)
Torch Henri-Auguste-Jules Patey, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1896-1930)
Silver 950‰ export hallmark, Monnaie de Paris (1907-?)
Wing Lucien Bazor, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1931-1958)
Owl Raymond Joly, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1958-1974)
Dolphin Émile Rousseau, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1974-1994)
Bee Pierre Rodier, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1994-2000)
Horseshoe Gérard Buquoy, Head of the engraving department, Monnaie de Paris (2000-2002)
Heart Serge Levet, Head of the engraving department, Monnaie de Paris (2002-2003)
Hunting horn Hubert Larivière, Head of the engraving department, Monnaie de Paris (2003-2011)
Workshop floret Yves Sampo, Head of the engraving department, Monnaie de Paris (2011-2020)
Rhinoceros Joaquin Jimenez, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (2020-date)

Production of this mint

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