Issued as part of the long-running "Mickey à travers les régions" series, this piece commemorates the Loire Valley — a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000 — through a collaboration between the Monnaie de Paris and Disney. The series paired French regional identity with Mickey Mouse across dozens of issues, producing collectible face-value coins aimed squarely at the gift and souvenir market rather than circulation.
The .333 fineness is notably low for a silver commemorative, placing it in billon territory more associated with 19th-century small coinage than modern collector issues.
Issued as part of the long-running "Mickey à travers les régions" series, this piece commemorates the Loire Valley — a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000 — through a collaboration between the Monnaie de Paris and Disney. The series paired French regional identity with Mickey Mouse across dozens of issues, producing collectible face-value coins aimed squarely at the gift and souvenir market rather than circulation.
The .333 fineness is notably low for a silver commemorative, placing it in billon territory more associated with 19th-century small coinage than modern collector issues.