50 Euros Battle of Verdun

Issued on the centenary of the 1916 battle, this coin marks one of the longest and most destructive engagements of the First World War — roughly 300 days of combat that consumed an estimated 700,000 casualties between French and German forces. The Monnaie de Paris produced this as part of a broader centenary series commemorating the major battles and turning points of the war.

The .920 fineness is characteristic of French commemorative gold issues of this period, a standard that dates to nineteenth-century Latin Monetary Union conventions still loosely observed in French mint practice.