Following an initial impulse in January 2022 to mark the 20th anniversary of the Euro, in 2024 Monnaie de Paris is changing the design on the french 50, 20 and 10 euro cent coins.

Historically dedicated to the sower, these three coins will honor three exceptional women: Marie Curie, Josephine Baker and Simone Veil, all three pantheonized for their many contributions to France’s influence. Constituting three unique designs, these three denominations will enter circulation on January 1st, 2024, ensuring the continuity of French circulating coins for a minimum of 15 years. France thus joins the select circle of member countries offering a unique design on each denomination, symbolizing the diversity and multiple contributions of the French heritage.

The timeless figure of the sower, imagined by engraver Oscar Roty and featured on French coins since 1898, will remain present on all three denominations, as a nod to the euro designs that have accompanied us for over 20 years.