Part of the ongoing "Valeurs de la République" series, this issue belongs to a group of low-silver-content collector pieces that Monnaie de Paris has produced in large runs for the retail gift market rather than the numismatic trade. The .333 fineness — essentially the floor for anything marketed as silver — keeps production costs low while allowing the word "argent" to appear on the packaging.
KM# 2309 is the winter-themed variant; the series paired seasonal allegories with republican values across multiple annual releases. Mintages for this type ran high enough that secondary market premiums above melt have never materialized.
Part of the ongoing "Valeurs de la République" series, this issue belongs to a group of low-silver-content collector pieces that Monnaie de Paris has produced in large runs for the retail gift market rather than the numismatic trade. The .333 fineness — essentially the floor for anything marketed as silver — keeps production costs low while allowing the word "argent" to appear on the packaging.
KM# 2309 is the winter-themed variant; the series paired seasonal allegories with republican values across multiple annual releases. Mintages for this type ran high enough that secondary market premiums above melt have never materialized.