2026 11.99g France Silver Occitanie PP

As a French institution, it is in the DNA of the Monnaie de Paris to promote the country's heritage, history, and everything related to its deep-rooted identity. In the past, the Monnaie de Paris had celebrated the French regions in several of its collections, but not since their evolution in 2016.

Ten years after the introduction of the 18 new regions comprising metropolitan France and its overseas territories, Monnaie de Paris is launching a collection celebrating the richness of these territories. As local authorities with broad and diverse powers, the regions are not just administrative divisions. They have their own distinct identities, marked by traditions born of their geographical and historical specificities. The regions reflect the richness of France's natural and cultural heritage. In 2026, the Île-de-France, Occitanie, and Grand Est regions will be honored.

Occitanie : 

The obverse of this coin  gathers symbols dear to the Occitanie region. Together, they encapsulate the essence of what makes up the identity of the region. 

At the center of the drawing, the Occitan cross, adorned with the name of the region, links all the other elements. On the right, Olympe de Gouge, a woman of letters and a revolutionary born in Montauban, is depicted and named. Below her portrait are the Arènes de Nîmes. They illustrate the thousand-year-old architectural heritage of the region. On the left, the natural beauty of Occitanie is shown with a view of the Pyrenees mountain range and the head of a mountain ibex from the region. Finally, a starry sky with Saturn and a rocket flying through it is a nod to the aerospace industry, which is inextricably linked to the capital of the region: Toulouse.