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20 Euros Louvre Museum
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 2025 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts Perrault's Colonnade, the celebrated eastern façade of the Palais du Louvre, designed by Claude Perrault in the 17th century and overlooking the church of Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois. The architectural composition integrates the classical colonnaded exterior into a broader bird's-eye plan of the museum complex, with schematic representations of the various wings and courtyards filling the field. Rising prominently in the background is the iconic glass Pyramid of the Louvre, designed by I. M. Pei, its geometric structure rendered in precise linear detail against the coin's field. The date '2025' and the inscription 'MUSÉE DU LOUVRE' appear in the legend, situating this commemorative issue within the museum's ongoing numismatic program. |
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| Mintage | 2025 - Proof - 2,025 |
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Issued as part of the Monnaie de Paris' ongoing institutional partnership series, this coin marks the Louvre's continued post-pandemic push to monetize its brand through licensed collectibles — a revenue strategy the museum accelerated sharply after attendance-driven income collapsed in 2020 and 2021. The Louvre drew roughly 8.9 million visitors in 2023, still below its 2018 peak of 10.2 million.
At .900 fineness, the alloy follows the old Latin Monetary Union standard France adopted in 1865 — a specification the Monnaie de Paris returns to selectively for prestige issues.