2022-02-09 Wed

France celebrates the life of the late President Jacques Chirac with a circulating commemorative EURO 2 coin in 2022. The coin coincides with the 90th anniversary of Chirac’s birth. Chirac served as president of the French Republic for two terms and was a major architect of European reconstruction. His tenure includes serving as president when the euro was introduced in 2002.

The obverse design features a statesmanlike profile of President Chirac looking to the future. Overlaying or backing the portrait are symbols representing his involvement: the euro symbol, for his participation in the introduction of the euro and his European spirit, and a French flag represented in heraldic colors, embellished with the RF as a reference to his presidency. The year dates of his life, 1932 2019, and his name are inserted within the portion of the euro symbol that frames his portrait.

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