The year 2022 bears witness to two major European events. January 1, 2022 marks the 20th anniversary of the introduction of the euro, replacing the franc and becoming the European currency of the member countries of the euro zone. Moreover, France will preside over the Council of the European Union in 2022, 13 years after its last presidency. It is in this unprecedented conjunction of major events that the change of the national face of the French €1 and €2 currencies takes place, two decades after the appearance of the European currency.

This quadriptych in Proof quality brings together the four €1 and €2 coins from the 2021 and 2022 vintages.

Produced in 2,022 copies, this box gives pride of place to the new design present on the circulating coins of €1 and €2 in 2022. The juxtaposition of the denominations makes it possible to observe the evolution of the national sides, drawn almost 20 years ago. interval by Joaquin Jiménez, General Engraver of the Monnaie de Paris.

The two €1 coins are produced exclusively for this series as well as for the BE and BU 2021 and 2022 series.