Monnaie de Paris

















































Monnaie de Paris
Type
 Government-owned company
Industry
Coin and medal production
Founded AD 864
Headquarters

Paris & Pessac
,
France
Area served
 European Union
Key people
 Aurélien Rousseau
(Chief Executive)
Products Coins
Medals
Owner Agence des participations de l'État
Number of employees
 500
Website www.monnaiedeparis.fr



The full façade of the Monnaie de Paris, seen from Île de la Cité. The dome on the right is that of the Institut de France.


The Monnaie de Paris (Paris Mint) is a government-owned institution responsible for producing France's euro coins. Founded in 864 AD, it is the world's oldest continuously-running minting institution operating from two sites, one in Paris and one in Pessac. Administratively speaking, the "Direction of Coins and Medals", the national mint is an administration of the French government charged with issuing coins as well as producing medals and other similar items. Many ancient coins are housed in the collections maintained there. Though in the Middle Ages there were numerous other mints in provincial cities officially issuing legitimate French coinage struck in the name of the ruler, the Monnaie de Paris has always been the prime issuer.




Contents






  • 1 Building in Paris


  • 2 Development


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Building in Paris


Main article: Hôtel des Monnaies, Paris

A Neoclassical edifice, the Hôtel de la Monnaie was designed by Jacques-Denis Antoine and built from 1767–1775 on the Left Bank of the Seine. The Monnaie was the first major civic monument undertaken by Antoine, yet shows a high level of ingenuity on the part of the architect. Today it is considered a key example of French Neoclassicism in pre-Revolutionary Paris. The building is typified by its heavy external rustication and severe decorative treatment. It boasts one of the longest façades on the Seine; its appearance has been likened to the Italian palazzo tradition.[1] The building, which housed mint workshops, administrative rooms, and residential quarters, wraps around a large interior courtyard. It remains open to the public and includes a numismatics museum, located within what was once the main foundry.



Development


Following a 5-year renovation project known as Metalmetamorphose,[2] the museum at the Monnaie de Paris - known as the Musée du Conti (11 Conti Museum) - is scheduled to reopen on 30 September 2017.[3]



See also



  • List of museums in Paris


  • Philippe Danfrie – Superintendent of the Mint in the late 16th century.


  • Pierre Marie François Ogé Bust of Jacques Denis Antoine

  • List of oldest companies



References





  1. ^ Monnaie de Paris an unusual site to Visit in Paris


  2. ^ Video about Metalmetamorphose https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/beta/asset/m%C3%A9talmorphoses-christophe-beaux/7QHj9ffwgEM9ZQ


  3. ^ https://www.monnaiedeparis.fr/ retrieved 27 Sept 2017



  • Building the financial façade : Jacques-Denis Antoine's Hôtel de la Monnaie, the Parisian mint, 1765–1775 [1]


External links






  • Monnaie de Paris

Coordinates: 48°51′23.79″N 2°20′20.52″E / 48.8566083°N 2.3390333°E / 48.8566083; 2.3390333















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