The Semeuse — the sowing figure that has appeared on French coinage since Roty's 1897 design — was revived here alongside the allegorical Liberty figure as part of the Monnaie de Paris's ongoing program pairing classic Republican iconography with bullion-grade issues. The series draws a deliberate line back to the Third Republic's visual language at a moment when French institutional symbolism has faced considerable political pressure.
The Semeuse — the sowing figure that has appeared on French coinage since Roty's 1897 design — was revived here alongside the allegorical Liberty figure as part of the Monnaie de Paris's ongoing program pairing classic Republican iconography with bullion-grade issues. The series draws a deliberate line back to the Third Republic's visual language at a moment when French institutional symbolism has faced considerable political pressure.