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Coins

made on coin presses. They are
struck once only. Coins are not
heated again. Although they are
produced in limited quantities,
the runs are larger than those
of medals. Between 3,000 and
5,000 silver coins are struck.
Generally, 500 gold coins are
struck.
The overall medal collection is
based on the decisions of the
Monnaie de Paris and are in line
with its agenda. There are also
special medal issues which are
ordered by customers and used
as decorations by large corpora-
tions.
In six months, more or less
150,000 medals will be made,
based on demand, in addition to
collector coins, whose numbers
are fairly stable from one year to
the next.
After being struck, the coins
go through a finishing process.
They are made shiny to obtain
the finished product.

A gold coin featuring the Mona Lisa
©Monnaie de Paris.
Enamelling of a Legion of Honour medal
©Monnaie de Paris.
A finished Legion of Honour medal
©Monnaie de Paris.

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