DESIGNER GAULTIER CREATES FRENCH COINS

The Monnaie de Paris have unveiled their newest program of gold and silver coins, with an unexpected twist—they are designed by famed clothing designer Jean-Paul Gaultier, who is widely renowned as one of the more avant-garde luminaries in the world of fashion. In “La France par Jean-Paul Gaultier,” the designs of the twenty-four €10 coins (released in two collections of 12 each) are inspired by the cities, provinces, and regions of France as seen through his creative eyes. In addition to each 12-coin €10 collection is a pair of €50 silver coins, one un-colorised, one colorised. A €200 gold coin representing France’s strong symbols completes the series as a whole.

€50, First Design. This coin depicts a hen and a rooster at the 14th of July ball. Gaultier dresses one of France’s major national symbols, the rooster, and his girlfriend, the hen, in eye-catching ensembles of stripes and vivid prints, emblematic of Gaultier’s own clothing ranges. The rooster is wearing a marinière, and the hen, a corset—also iconic items of clothing for the fashion designer. They are dancing under the Eiffel Tower on the occasion of the National Day. (Uncoloured version, first collection)

€50, Third Design. Detailed and illustrated in full colour, the rooster is proudly wearing a marinière, his comb and feathers bear France’s national colours, as seen on the flag—blue, white, and red. In the background, we can see an outline of France and skyline and the sun’s rays. (Colour version, first collection)

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