2026 France €25 High Relief Antiqued Fine Silver 2oz Proof Coin - History of US Independence: Liberty

• Mint: Monnaie de Paris
• Denomination: €25
• Quality: Proof
• Issue limit: 2,000 pcs.
• Alloy: 99.9% Fine Silver
• Diameter: 41 mm
  
• Weight: 62.208 g (2 troy ounces)
  
• Box/Capsule: Yes/Yes
• Certificate: Yes

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The series “History of US Independence" started in 2020, and honors French involvement in American War of Independence. The designs of the coins are directly inspired by historical medals struck by the Monnaie de Paris throughout its history.

In 2020, the series started with the arrival of La Fayette in Boston. Washington Before Boston followed in 2021, then the Great Seal of the USA in 2022 and the Libertas Americana medal in 2023 for its 240th anniversary. In 2024 it was the Battle of Cowpens that was honored, and in 2025 George Washington and Benjamin Franklin's Winged Genius.

For 2026, Monnaie de Paris presents a reinterpretation of the Libertas Americana medal to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States. The figures on this historic medal are depicted after years of shared history, exchange and growth.

250 years later, the two figures stand proudly side by side. Minerva, representing France, wears the same shield with three fleurs-de-lis, helmet and breastplate as on the original medal. Lady Liberty, representing the United States, holds the tablet from the Statue of Liberty, on which is written the date of American independence in Roman numerals: JULY IV MDCCLXXVI. Together, they hold the flame of liberty and look serenely towards the future. The leopard is no longer part of the scene, as the British threat is no longer part of the story.

The illustration is surrounded by the phrase ‘LIBERTAS POPULUSQUE UNIVERSALIS’, which means ‘FREEDOM AND UNIVERSAL PEOPLE’. The date 4 July 2026 is inscribed below the figures, date of the independence of the United States.

The reverse of this collection is identical to that of the LIBERTAS AMERICANA collection from 2023.