JOP 2024 Medallion Fashionable
- Inventory number
- 2024.2.159.1
- Type
- Pièce de monnaie
- Period
- Paris 2024
- Creator / Author
- Monnaie de Paris - Paris cédex 06
- Origin
- MNS - 2024.2 - don - COJOP Paris 2024 - 30 septembre 2024
- Usage
- Jeux Olympiques de Paris 2024
- Materials
- Or/Carton
- Dimensions
- 12,1cm - 9,5cm
Physical description
The medallion highlights French fashion, depicting perfumes, dresses and scissors. The other side of the coin features a P written in an art deco manner. The beige packaging echoes the patterns present on the piece.
Notes
During the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the prestigious Monnaie de Paris, founded in 864 (the oldest institution in France and one of the oldest companies in the world) participates in the celebration of the most followed sporting event in the world. The institution was already present at the first modern Olympic Games (Athens 1896). The creation of the first Olympic medal (no medals were awarded at the ancient Games) was the work of the Frenchman Jules-Clément Chaplain (1839-1909), and it was minted at the Monnaie de Paris.
Photo credits
© @ Collection MNS