10 euros FRANCE 2021 - Arrival from Washington to Boston

10 euros FRANCE 2021 - Arrival from Washington to Boston

• Celebrating the history of American independence Starting in 2020, Monnaie de Paris will trace the history of American independence through a collection of coins.

The coin designs are directly inspired by historical products published by Monnaie de Paris: antique medals from our archives.

This subtheme is part of the theme of the Great Dates of Humanity that began in 2019 with the fall of the Berlin Wall, the First Step on the Moon and D-Day. In 2020, Monnaie de Paris started the series “History of Independence of the United States” with the arrival of La Fayette to Boston. This year, we have decided to depict the arrival of On the obverse, an exposed bust of George Washington facing right. Below the bust is the artist's name, "Duvivier Paris F". The engraving is taken from an old medal minted by Monnaie de Paris, which gives authenticity to the coin. On the bottom of the coin is inscribed "COMITIA AMERICANA", which is Latin for "The American Congress". Around the coin, the inscription "GEORGIO WASHINGTON SVMPREMO DVCI EXERCITVVM ADSERTORI LIBERTATIS" is present, which can be translated as "The American Congress to George Washington, General in Chief of the armies, the defender of freedom." On the reverse, we can see Washington, in Dorchester Heights, leading his four officers on horseback toward the city of Boston. To the right of the coin is a fort, cannons and cannonballs lying on the ground. Washington points to the British S hips fleeing the city. At the top of the coin, the inscription "HOSTIBUS PRIMO FUGATIS" can be translated as "For the first time, the enemies are fleeing." At the bottom, we can see the inscription "BOSTONIUM RECUPERATUM / XVII MARTI / MDCCLXXVI" which can be translated as "Boston taken on March 17, 1776".


The year 2021 and the Mintzmark are visible at the bottom of the reverse.