OBVERSE

Sport, athletes, and their movements are celebrated here. In 2023, Wheelchair Basketball is represented on the Coins. This discipline is one of the sports that originated Paralympic sports. Practiced in its early days as a rehabilitation activity for soldiers wounded after World War II, it is at the origin of the development of the Paralympics worldwide. Speed, skill, wheelchair control, team spirit – wheelchair basketball embodies the very soul of para sports. Today, wheelchair basketball is practiced in over 105 countries worldwide.

REVERSE

The common reverse for the series features a view of Paris where the Seine takes on the appearance of an athletics track. The Eiffel Tower dominates the city and illuminates the competition.