Mickey Mouse placed on Euro coins in France
To celebrate Mickey Mouse’s 90th birthday France’s national mint, Monnaie de Paris, created special Euro coins celebrating Mickey called “Mickey et la France.”
A total of 2 million coins will be minted in a variety of values: from €10 to €200. And yes, the coins are legal tender, but most will probably go to collectors.
The value coins are broken down this way: there will be 10 different €10 coins, two different €50 silver coins and a €200 gold coin.
Mickey is placed in front of a variety of iconic French locations including the Eiffel Tower, the castles of the Loire, the cliffs of Etretat or Mont Saint-Michel. The €50 coin also features Minnie Mouse, who shares an anniversary with Mickey Mouse.
Disney approached the mint with the idea to help celebrate Mickey’s birthday, according to LeParsien. The mint’s artists created the images with approval by Disney.
You can purchase the Euros from the Monnaie de Paris here.
Disney is preparing a range of events to celebrate Mickey’s birthday on Nov. 18, including
Throughout the rest of 2018, the celebration for Mickey will include:
• An ABC star-studded celebration of Mickey in honor of his birthday, with special guests, musical performances this Fall.
• Disney Channel will debut season five of the Mickey Mouse animated shorts, including a special seven-minute extended-length birthday episode that will air later this year.
• Disney Parks and Resorts around the world will celebrate Mickey’s 90th on Nov. 18, 2018, marking the day with commemorative merchandise, photo locations and more.
• Beginning in late 2018 and into 2019 the World’s Biggest Mouse Party, saluting Mickey and Minnie, will take place at Disney Parks worldwide.
• Disney On Ice will salute Mickey as the “True Original” host of Disney On Ice since its inception in 1981 by creating Mickey’s 90th pre-shows for productions touring the United States, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Latin America.
• In France, 38 design and art schools will take part in “Mickey Is Art,” a contest in which students will craft works of Mickey, inspired by their favorite artistic movement. The winning designs will be displayed this summer in 12 major train stations in France and for sale this September at Galerie Glénat in Paris.
• Disney Publishing Worldwide will introduce more than 30 titles globally as part of Mickey’s 90th, including books, arts & crafts and comics.
• D23: The Official Disney Fan Club and the Walt Disney Archives, in partnership with Walt Disney Animation Studios, have commissioned legendary Disney animator Mark Henn to paint Mickey’s official 90th birthday portrait. The new portrait will debut on the cover of the fall issue of Disney 23 quarterly publication.
• In November, D23 will present Destination D: Celebrating Mickey Mouse, a two-day event at Disney World featuring panels, presentations, and entertainment.
