2020 France €10 Silver Proof Coin "History of American Independence: Arrival of Lafayette in Boston"

• Mint: Monnaie de Paris
• Denomination: €10
• Quality: Proof
• Issue limit: 2,500 pcs.
• Alloy: 90% Silver
• Diameter: 37 mm=1.46 in
• Weight: 22.2 g=0.78 oz
• Box/Capsule: Yes/Yes
• Certificate: Yes

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The Monnaie de Paris is launching a new range of coins celebrating the French involvement in the American War of Independence. The first issue marks the 240th anniversary of the arrival of the Marquis de La Fayette in Boston aboard the frigate Hermione.

Born Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier on 6 September 1757, Lafayette is widely admired in the United States for his aid during the American Revolutionary War. He travelled to America for the first time in 1777, becoming firm friends with George Washington, and fighting several battles against the Loyalists. He returned to France in early 1779 to drum up more support from his home country, and returned the following year on the L’Hermione.