La Monnaie de Paris is a state-owned industrial and commercial establishment. This establishment is responsible for :
1° Manufacturing, on behalf of the State, the metal coins mentioned in article L. 121-2 ;
2° Manufacturing and marketing, on behalf of the State, French collector coins with legal tender status;
3° Combating counterfeiting of metal coins and carrying out appraisals and inspections, in accordance with the conditions set out in article L. 162-2;
4° Manufacture and market branded instruments, metallic guarantee hallmarks for gold, silver and platinum, current foreign metal coins, foreign collector coins and decorations;
5° To conserve, protect, restore and present to the public its historic collections and to enhance the historic buildings under its management, by any appropriate means;
5° bis To enhance the value of the real estate assets it owns and, to this end, to carry out real estate transactions or real estate investment activities;
6° To preserve, develop and transmit its artistic and technical know-how; in this respect, and in addition to its other missions, it may manufacture and market medals, tokens, cast iron, jewellery and other objets d’art, as well as any products related to its activities.
In order to guarantee competitive costs, La Monnaie de Paris may manufacture all or part of the blanks required to mint metal coins.
La Monnaie de Paris is authorised to carry out all of its missions and all related activities, directly or indirectly, by itself or through subsidiaries and equity investments.