France is hosting the Rugby World Cup 2023, its second following the tournament held in 2007. Tournament matches will take place in several cities of France, from Lille to Nice via Paris or Toulouse.
This competition is the most prestigious rugby tournament in the world, and it has taken place every four years since 1987. In order to prepare for this major sporting event, Monnaie de Paris, in collaboration with Rugby World Cup 2023, launched a series of collector's coins celebrating the sport.
The face of this €10 commemorative 33% silver coin depicts in its centre a stylised rugby player with a ball in hand. Under his feet, the terrain has turned into a globe marked by parallels and meridians. A starry sky and two oval planets in reference to a rugby ball surround the Earth as an allegory to the rugby universe. As on a field, the test posts frame the drawing. "Rugby World Cup France 2023" appears around the edge.
The flip side of this shows the face value surrounded by two branches, one of oak, the other of laurel, which evoke the acronym of the Euro. The whole pattern on the reverse is framed by an assembly of lines representing the Hexagon.
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| Coin: | Rugby World Cup France 2023 |
|---|---|
| Denomination: | 10 Euros |
| Finish: | Brilliant uncirculated |
| Composition: | Silver 333‰ |
| Weight: | 13gms |
| Edge treatment: | Smooth |
| Obverse design: | Stylised rugby player with a ball in his hand. Under his feet a terrestrial globe marked by parallels and meridians. A starry sky and two oval planets in reference to the rugby ball surround the Earth as an allegory to the world of rugby, and as on a field, the test posts frame the drawing. The words “Rugby World Cup France 2023” appears all around the décor. |
| Shape: | Round |
| Reverse design: | Face value surrounded by two branches, one of oak, the other of laurel, which evoke the acronym of the Euro. The entire reverse motif is framed by an assembly of lines representing the Hexagon. |
| Designed by: | Monnaie de Paris |
| Worldwide mintage limit: | 100,000 |
| Mint: | Monnaie de Paris |
