Subject of the commemorative coin:
Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Boxing
Description of the design:
The coin features “la semeuse” (the sower), a national figure and icon of French numismatics. She is practicing pugilistics (fist fights), the precursor of modern boxing, a reference to the Olympic Games in classical antiquity. Her silhouette represents the Pont Neuf and its surroundings, which are so characteristic of one of the major elements of the Parisian landscape, the Île de la Cité. In the background is an athletics track with the emblem of Paris 2024 on the right. The year of issue, the inscription “RF” and the mint marks can be seen under the arch, on the bridge railing and in the Seine. The outer ring of the coin features the twelve stars of the European flag.
France 2023: Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Boxing
Circulation:
260,000 coins
Date of issue:
January 10, 2023