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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BioEtOH, post: 1527243, member: 34475&quot;]With all due respect,&nbsp; they actually have two facilities; one in Paris and the other in Pessac. Of course I wanted to go the one in Paris, but it was just so unfortunate that the boutique was closed from August 3rd to 27th (and I was in France from August 16th to the 24th - so close).</p><p><br /></p><p>More info:</p><p>Monnaie de Paris is one of Europe&#039;s top money-issuing authorities. The&nbsp; French Mint, as the agency is also called, is attached to France&#039;s&nbsp; Ministry of Economy, <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/monnaie-de-paris#" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.answers.com/topic/monnaie-de-paris#" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: darkgreen">Finance</span></a>,&nbsp; and Industry, and is responsible for the production and issuing of the&nbsp; country&#039;s supply of euros. Monnaie de Paris manufactures coins and bills&nbsp; at two facilities--one in Paris and the other in Pessac, in the Gironde&nbsp; region near Bordeaux. The latter facility is a fully integrated site,&nbsp; with operations spanning metal production to packaging. Between 1998 and&nbsp; 2002, that facility produced more than nine <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/billion" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.answers.com/topic/billion" rel="nofollow">billion</a>&nbsp; coins for the launch of the euro. The state-run agency also&nbsp; manufactures foreign currency coins and bills. Through the Direction of&nbsp; Coins and Medals (DCM), Monnaie de Paris produces a wide range of&nbsp; commemorative coins (not just for the French government but also for the&nbsp; private and business sectors) and has extended its range to include art&nbsp; bronzes and even jewelry. In support of these activities, Monnaie de&nbsp; Paris began to hold <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/thematic" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.answers.com/topic/thematic" rel="nofollow">thematic</a>&nbsp; design compositions in 2003. The DCM is also responsible for the&nbsp; production of civil and military medals and related honor decorations&nbsp; for the French and other governments. In 2002, Dov Zerah was appointed&nbsp; as director of the Monnaie de Paris.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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