Tag: Notre Dame
France Wins Best Contemporary Coin at COTY 2024 for Notre-Dame Restoration
The Monnaie de Paris took home top honors in the Coin of the Year Awards’ (COTY) Best Contemporary Coin category for 2024-dated coins. The winning coin — 10 Euro, Notre-Dame Restoration (KM#3453) — celebrates the reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral after five years of restoration and is part of the French Excellence collection. Dating […]
April 2, 2026
France’s Notre-Dame Microchip Coin Named Most Innovative at COTY 2024
France’s Notre-Dame de Paris coin (KM#3462) was named Most Innovative in the Coin of the Year (COTY) awards for 2024-dated coins. The 25 EURO coin features a microchip which, when scanned from a mobile phone, enables the owner to receive a digital certificate of ownership. The obverse depicts the rebuilding of the Notre-Dame cathedral. The […]
April 2, 2026
Fighting Irish Lose Off Field Battle Against Contraception Mandate
In addition to losing a tough battle on the football field, the Fighting Irish did not fare very well in the courtroom either. The University of Notre Dame, a Catholic University, recently attempted to challenge part of the new federal healthcare reform on religious grounds. The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Patient Protection […]
March 4, 2013