Coin France 2 Euros Commémo. Proof 2018 - Simone Veil

2 Euros Commemorative FRANCE 2018 strike Proof

Theme : Simone Veil

Quality : Proof 
Production run: 10,000 copies in Proof.
Bi-metallic (nickel silver centre - cupronickel ring) - 8 5 g - 25 75 mm in diameter - 2 20 mm thick.

Delivered in a case with certificate - ATTENTION: WITHOUT CASE!

To mark the issue of a commemorative 2 euro coin by the Monnaie de Paris and her entry into the Panthéon, emonnaies is offering a selection of French coins and banknotes symbolising the major stages in Simone Veil's life. From the Second World War to the presidency of the European Parliament and her time in government, Simone Veil left her mark on twentieth-century France! Trace her career in numismatics with emonnaies!

Simone Veil, a French stateswoman born in Nice in 1927, was deported to Auschwitz at the age of 16 and remained there until the end of the war. In 1974, appointed Minister of Health, she pushed through the law decriminalising abortion, becoming an icon in the fight against discrimination against women in France. The first President of the European Parliament, she was a major figure in the construction of Europe. Minister of State from 1993 to 1995, she subsequently sat on the Constitutional Council before being elected to the Académie française. Following a decision by President Emmanuel Macron, Simone Veil will join her husband in the Panthéon on 1 July 2018.

Edge: striated and inscribed with a 2 followed by two stars, repeated six times, alternating right side up and upside down.