The Monnaie de Paris (Paris Mint) or, more administratively speaking, the "Direction of Coins and Medals", 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 there.
The MonnaiedeParis (ParisMint) or, more administratively speaking, the "Direction of Coins and Medals", is an administration of the French government charged with issuing coins as well as producing medals and other similar items.
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.
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