0.25 euros FRANCE 2023 - "Wales" Rugby World Cup France 2023
In 2023, France will host its second Rugby World Cup, following the 2007 tournament. This competition is the most prestigious rugby tournament in the world and has been held every four years since 1987. To prepare for this major sporting event, Monnaie de Paris, in collaboration with Rugby World Cup 2023, has launched a series of collector coins. celebrating sport.
This series is dedicated to some of the great European rugby nations, particularly the Anglo-Saxon countries where the sport originated. France, England, Ireland, Wales and Scotland appear in five quarters (€1/4), while the sixth is dedicated to the 2023 Rugby World Cup emblem.
At the bottom of the corner, the medieval towers of Caernarfon Castle are depicted. A rugby player is represented on the monument; He drops to the ground, ball in hand, as if to score a touchdown. To the left of the design, the country's flag is displayed in heraldic form as a shield. It is surrounded by the name of the country: "Pays de Galles", in Welsh "Cymru" and in English "Wales", following the shape of the currency.
The common reverse of the series features the Webb Ellis Trophy, which the winner of the World Cup will have the pleasure of lifting. To the left of the glass is the inscription RF and to the right the face value ¼€. The Rugby World Cup logo is inserted below. Surrounding the design are the words "Coupe du Monde Rugby France 2023".
- Country France
- Face value: €0.25
- Year: 2023
- Diameter: 34mm
- Metal: BASE METAL
- Weight: 15.8g
- Quality: Uncirculated
- Mintage: 100000
