France last made gold coins worth buying as investments when Napoleon was still on the money. Now the Paris Mint is introducing gold Mariannes.

La Monnaie de Paris lance sa première pièce d’investissement en or. Baptisée Marianne et proposée en quatre formats, elle surfe sur la flamb

The Paris Mint said Tuesday that it would soon start selling solid-gold coins for investment, the first since it quit making Napoleons and Louis a century ago.