L'Équipe was founded in 1946 from the ashes of its predecessor L'Auto, which had been shuttered after the Liberation for its collaboration-era publication under German occupation. The tennis connection runs deep — the paper has covered Roland-Garros since the tournament's postwar revival and remains the official statistical record-keeper for French professional tennis.
The .999 fine silver specification places this outside France's typical commemorative alloy, suggesting a collector-grade issue rather than anything intended for circulation.
L'Équipe was founded in 1946 from the ashes of its predecessor L'Auto, which had been shuttered after the Liberation for its collaboration-era publication under German occupation. The tennis connection runs deep — the paper has covered Roland-Garros since the tournament's postwar revival and remains the official statistical record-keeper for French professional tennis.
The .999 fine silver specification places this outside France's typical commemorative alloy, suggesting a collector-grade issue rather than anything intended for circulation.