The hexagonal-shaped gold and silver pieces continues the series of featuring historic French landmarks set to be involved during Paris 2024.

The first design in this imaginative series, dated in 2021, featured France’s allegorical representation of Marianne sprinting as a runner in front of the Eiffel Tower.

The second design released last year focused on the decathlon and a re-interpretation of the winged male figure "Genie de la Liberte" found atop of the Column of July monument located at the Place de la Bastille.

He is depicted as a discus thrower with the Arc de Triomphe in the background.

For 2023, it is the turn of "the Sower," one of France’s best-known and loved numismatic images depicted as she practices her boxing skills.

The Sower - "La Semeuse" in the native language - is said to signify the walking personification of Liberty - and has been part of French numismatic history for over a century. 

Originally, the Sower was designed by Oscar Roty for a Department of Agriculture’s medal in 1887.

In 1896, when the French Minister for Finance Paul Doumer ordered new coins, Roty was part of the selected artists and proposed a new version of the Sower. 

It appeared for the first time on circulating coins. 

Since 2002, it has been revisited by Monnaie de Paris on a series of collector coins. 

In the background is a view of the Pont Neuf, considered to be the oldest of the stone bridges in Paris, and is actually located a few metres from the Monnaie de Paris, the Government-owned institution responsible for producing France's coins and which is the world's oldest continuously running minting institution having been founded in 864 AD.

To the lower left are the initials "RF", representing "Republique Francaise," and the official Olympic logo for Paris 2024.

The year of release, 2023, is found just to the upper right.

The reverse side, which is also common to the four-year series, features two interlocking hexagons serving as a frame for the text “REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE” and the coins’ denomination of "EURO" 250 (gold) and “EURO 10" (silver) along with a wreath of maple and olive branches.

The commemorative obverse design is also available on the €2 commemorative coins struck in both proof and brilliant Uncirculated versions.

The €2 coin is not available as a circulation release.

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