The “Monnaie de Paris” was founded in 864 by the French King Charles II. The King’s purpose was to decree the creation of a coining workshop in Paris, attached to the crown. At the time, 8 coin striking workshops were scattered right across the territory.

For several centuries, the number of royal workshops varied. By 1878, only Monnaie de Paris was still in operation. Its current location (Quai de Conti) was decided by the King Louis XV.

In 1958, President Charles de Gaulle relocated the coins factory (industrial minting) in the west of France ( 44 Pessac). The ultra-secured factory not only manufactures the Euro coins used in France but also the coins for more than 40 others countries.

The Parisians premises kept the artistic and the national distinctions’/decorations’ production. It also now hosts the museum dedicated to the coins history.

It is so the France’s longest standing institution and the oldest enterprise in the world !

You can buy coins from various collections : History, Arts, Unesco world places, fictional characters (Astrix, Le Petit Prince, Le Petit Nicolas, Harry Potter..) , commemorative events (Olympics games 2024 !) or characters (Moliere, Jean de La fontaine, Presidents…). Of course, the price depends on the metal used (silver, high relief silver, gold, high relief gold) and the face value of the coin !

A coins range is dedicated to the treasures of Paris.

You can also buy jewelry: birth medals, religious or laic pendants, antic coins jewels.

The coins and medals are available on the e-shop, or in the Parisian museum boutique.

Remind : you can also buy, in the dedicated boxes, the souvenirs medals (2 to 5 euros) of each touristic attractions in Paris and across France !