Paris Mint marks America’s 250th
June 8, 2026
Benjamin Franklin designed the Libertas Americana medal and Augustin Dupré engraved it with imagery celebrating American independence and the Franco-American alliance.
Now, to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, the Monnaie de Paris returns to that medal to with a five-coin collection titled “Independence of the United States — Liberty,” the sixth and final set of issues in a series that began in 2020.
From Coin News