Monnaie de Paris
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The {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}, Paris Mint) is a government-owned institution responsible for producing France's coins. Founded in AD 864 by King Charles the Bald with the Edict of Pistres,<ref name="Monnaie-1150">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> it is the oldest continuously running minting institution and one of the oldest extant companies in the world.
In 1973, the mint relocated its primary production to a facility in Pessac, and today the original facility in Paris, while still operational, functions primarily as a museum and is home to a collection of many ancient coins.
Monnaie de Paris acquired its autonomy and was granted legal personality by law no. 2006–1666 in 2007.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In 2012, it was the first public institution to obtain the Living Heritage Company label.
At the end of September 2017, Monnaie de Paris reopened after renovation work.
Building in ParisEdit
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} A Neoclassical edifice, the Hôtel de la Monnaie was designed by Jacques-Denis Antoine and built from 1767–1775 on the Left Bank of the Seine. The Monnaie was the first major civic monument undertaken by Antoine, yet shows a high level of ingenuity on the part of the architect. Today it is considered a key example of French Neoclassicism in pre-Revolutionary Paris. The building is typified by its heavy external rustication and severe decorative treatment. It boasts one of the longest façades on the Seine; its appearance has been likened to the Italian palazzo tradition.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The building, which housed mint workshops, administrative rooms, and residential quarters, wraps around a large interior courtyard. It remains open to the public and includes a numismatics museum, located within what was once the main foundry.
DevelopmentEdit
The Monnaie de Paris employs 500 people (in 2010) on two sites: the Hôtel de la Monnaie in Paris (55% of the workforce) and the monetary establishment in Pessac, in Gironde (45%).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2019, turnover amounted to 134 million euros for a workforce of 489 employees.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Following a 5-year renovation project known as Metalmetamorphose,<ref>Video about Metalmetamorphose https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/m%C3%A9talmorphoses-christophe-beaux/7QHj9ffwgEM9ZQ Template:Webarchive</ref> the museum at the Monnaie de Paris – known as the Musée du Conti (11 Conti Museum) – was reopened on 30 September 2017.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Title missing</ref>
See alsoEdit
- List of museums in Paris
- Napoleonic medal
- Philippe Danfrie – Superintendent of the Mint in the late 16th century.
- Pierre Marie François Ogé Bust of Jacques Denis Antoine
- List of oldest companies
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