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50 euros Plafonds du Palais Garnier argent
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse reproduces Marc Chagall's celebrated ceiling fresco commissioned for the Grand Hall of the Opéra Garnier by André Malraux and inaugurated on 23 September 1964, depicted in vibrant high-relief detail across the entire coin field. The composition features Chagall's signature dreamlike imagery, with swirling figures, musical and theatrical scenes, and vibrant colour allusions rendered in sculptural relief. The inscriptions PLAFOND DU PALAIS GARNIER and MARC CHAGALL arc around the composition, with the location and date PARIS - 1964 completing the legend. The design exemplifies the Monnaie de Paris's tradition of reproducing great works of French cultural heritage on collector coinage. |
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The Palais Garnier's ceiling — painted by Marc Chagall in 1964 — was a genuinely controversial commission. André Malraux, de Gaulle's Minister of Cultural Affairs, ordered the replacement of the original 19th-century painted ceiling over fierce objections from preservationists and Opéra purists alike. Chagall was 76 years old when he completed it, working on the 220-square-meter surface in under a year.
The 155.5g format places this in the Monnaie de Paris "5 oz" collector series — the same physical specification used for several of their recent architectural issues.