€2 Olympics coin given to Paris children being sold online for €600 The Monnaie de Paris Mint said it was ‘astonished’ at the resale prices
Oops! Millions of French coins must be destroyed due to wrong design The error will cost up to €1.2 million but the Monnaie de Paris head has blamed ‘the French state’
Why it can pay to check €2 coins you get in change in France Special minted or rarer coins can be worth far in excess of their face value; some can be found in circulation What can I do with my old euro coins in France? New French €2 coin issued as euro marks its 20th birthday French fear ending of one and two centime coins will mean price rises
Rare coins found at Breton manor exceed auction hopes and sell for €1m The money for the 235 gold coins will be shared between the property owner and the artisans who found the coins during renovation work, with a special souvenir for each to keep
1c and 2c coins may go in France France is considering phasing out one and two centime coins in coming years; a suggestion to EU states from the European Commission.
France considers EU plan to cut copper coins Plans to phase out one and two cent coins across the eurozone are included in the European Commission's new work programme
Stopping centime coins is first step to saving €30bn France wants to find €30billion in savings in public expenditure by 2020... and getting get rid of one and two centime coins could help.
France ponders phasing out 1c and 2c coins Government thinktank's plan would bring France into line with Belgium, Finland, the Netherlands and Ireland
Egg coins honour No1 world chef The Monnaie de Paris mint has produced gold and silver coins in the shape of eggs and with a fried egg motif as a tribute to Michelin chef Guy Savoy whose restaurant at the mint was named best in the world.
Mint museum looks at money in all its glory This month the Paris Mint, Monnaie de Paris, opens its new museum revealing the most valuable and most historic treasures of a collection dating back to 600BC.
‘Uncle Scrooge’ coins for sale for €500 plus The Paris mint has released new coins and medals featuring Disney’s Uncle Scrooge characters to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the first showing in France of the DuckTales television cartoon series, known as la Bande à Picsou (Picsou’s gang) in French. Labrador Tag Feed Labrador Tag Feed Labrador Tag Feed