€10 FRANCE 2023 - Rugby World Cup
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 focuses on the international competition that will take place in France from September 8 to October 28, 2023. The tournament matches will take place in various cities in France, from Lille to Nice, Paris and Toulouse.
He obverse of the coin depicts a rugby player in mobius with a ball in his hand in the center. Under their feet, the field has been transformed into a globe marked by parallels and meridians. A starry sky and two oval planets in reference to the rugby ball surround the Earth as an allegory of the rugby universe. As in a field, the posts frame the design. The words "Rugby World Cup France 2023" and "RF" surround the scene.
He reverse of the €10 coin shows the face value surrounded by two branches, one of oak and the other of laurel, which evokes the euro symbol. The entire design on the reverse is framed by a set of lines that represent the Hexagon.
- Metal: SILVER metal 333‰
- Weight: 13g
- Quality: Uncirculated
- Print run: 100000
- Year: 2023
- Face value: €10
