2024 France €25 2-oz Silver Battle of the Cowpens High Relief Antiqued Coin

Historic Revolutionary War-Era Battle Of The Cowpens Medal Struck As A Silver Coin

The Paris Mint is commemorating more than 250 years of French support for America's Founding Fathers in the run-up to the country’s 250th birthday in 2026 by issuing a series of legal-tender coins based the historic medals it struck during Revolutionary times. This 2024 issue, the fifth release, commemorates the Daniel Morgan at Cowpens Comitia Americana medal. Designed by French artist Augustin Dupré and struck in Paris in 1789, it was one of 133 medals created as part of the Comitia Americana series, which recognized key moments of the Revolutionary War. Just SIX Battle of the Cowpens medals were ever struck, and they were awarded by Congress to heroes of the American Revolution. And now, France and The Paris Mint is striking the legendary medal once again, this time not only in pure silver, but for the first time ever as a legal-tender coin!

Based On The Original Dies From 1789

This €25 (twenty-five euros) legal-tender coin was minted in two ounces of highly pure 99.9% fine silver and deftly shows all the magnificent detail you would expect from such a time-honored institution as the Paris Mint. It depicts American General Daniel Morgan on horseback at the Battle of the Cowpens fought on January 17, 1781 in Cowpens, South Carolina. The coin’s obverse shows a Native American woman placing a crown of laurels on Morgan’s head. Morgan and his troops decimated their British adversaries in the battle and marked a turning point in the Revolutionary War. In order to create this remarkable striking, the artisans at the Paris Mint descended into the cavernous vaults below the mint and retrieved the original 1789 dies, from which these special coins were exactly engraved to exhibit the iconic designs rising in High Relief. Plus, these coins have also been augmented with a unique antique finish that adds even more depth and dimension to its already high Relief design. Antique finishes like this are typically applied by hand which means that no two coins are exactly alike!

The Mysterious Reappearance Of General Morgan’s Cowpens Medal

General Morgan was one of the six people who received one of the original medals. Upon his passing in 1802, the medal was passed down to his grandson, who stored it safely in a Pittsburgh bank vault—or at least he thought it was safe because in 1818 thieves made off with the priceless bauble and it was never seen again. The story doesn’t end there, however, because in 1839 Congress agreed to strike a replacement medal that was later presented to Morgan’s great-grandson. Fast forward to 1885 and American financier J.P. Morgan, who mistakenly believed he was a descent of the famous Revolutionary War general, acquired the medal for his own collection. It was later misplaced and believed to have been lost, stolen, or melted down. That 1839 restrike reappeared in recent years and sold at a Stack’s Bowers auction in 2022 for $960,000—the highest total ever paid for an American historical medal!

Act Fast; Just 2,000 Coins Struck For Worldwide Release

Now the bad news: just 2,000 of these awe-inspiring 2024 France €25 Two-Ounce Silver Battle of the Cowpens High Relief Antiqued Coins will ever be struck. That number is an extremely low mintage when you consider how many people would like to add one of these magnificent pieces of numismatic history to their collection. Will you be one of those lucky few? You can be if you click one to your cart right now!

COIN HIGHLIGHTS:

• HONORING FRENCH SUPPORT OF AMERICA’S WAR OF INDEPENDENCE – This coin celebrates more than 250 years of French support for America during the Revolutionary War era. It depicts American General Daniel Morgan on horseback at the Battle of the Cowpens fought on January 17, 1781 in Cowpens, South Carolina. The coin’s obverse shows a Native American woman placing a crown of laurels on Morgan’s head.
• RESTRUCK USING THE ORIGINAL DIES – The original “Battle of the Cowpens” medals were struck in 1789 by the famous Monnaie de Paris (The Paris Mint) for America to give away to foreign diplomats as gifts. The original dies now reside within its vaults. Those two-centuries-old dies were referenced to produce new dies for this special program.
• STUNNING HIGH RELIEF DETAILS – The designs on this Battle of the Cowpens coin are even more spectacular thanks to stunning High Relief detail that adds an almost three-dimensional appearance.
• STRUCK IN HIGHLY PURE SILVER – Each Battle of the Cowpens High Relief Coin was struck by the famed Paris Mint (Monnaie de Paris) in two ounces of highly pure 99.9% fine silver and measures 41 mm in diameter.
• LEGAL-TENDER COIN – These 2024-dated Two-Ounce Silver Battle of the Cowpens High Relief Coins are €25 (twenty-five euros) legal tender in France and within the rest of the European Union.
• UNIQUE ANTIQUE FINISH – Your 2024 France €25 Two-Ounce Silver Battle of the Cowpens High Relief Coin will come with a unique antique finish. Typically applied by hand, this means that no two coins are exactly alike.
• VERY LOW LIMITED EDITION – The maximum authorized limited edition for the 2024 France €25 Two-Ounce Silver Battle of the Cowpens High Relief Antiqued Coin has been set at just 2,000 for worldwide release.

Commemorate America’s Freedom with the Paris Mint’s limited-edition 2024 €25 Two-Ounce Silver Battle of the Cowpens High Relief Antiqued Coin! Just 2,000 were struck so hurry and secure yours now!