50 Euros The sower and Lady Liberty

The Semeuse — the sower figure first drawn by Louis-Oscar Roty for the 1897 franc series — became so embedded in French monetary iconography that she survived the transition to the euro, appearing on French euro cent coins from 2002 onward. This issue pairs her with Marianne, the allegorical embodiment of the French Republic whose face has been recut by committee vote every several years since the Fifth Republic standardized her use on coinage in the 1960s. Placing both figures together on a single piece is a deliberate editorial choice by the Monnaie de Paris, consolidating two centuries of republican symbolism.

The 155.50g format corresponds to five troy ounces — a standard bullion increment.