Medal of the City of Paris
The Medal of the City of Paris (French: Médaille de la Ville de Paris) is a distinction created in 1911 and awarded by the mayor of Paris on the proposal of elected members of the Paris Council or associations. There are several levels: bronze, silver, large silver and vermeil.
| Medal of the City of Paris | |
|---|---|
| Awarded by Mayor of Paris | |
| Country | France |
| Status | Active |
It rewards people who have achieved a "remarkable act concerning the capital" but is also awarded systematically to centenary Parisians and couples celebrating their golden wedding (50 years), diamond (60 years), platinum (70 years) , alabaster (75) or oak (80).[1]
See also
- Maurice Allais (Grand Vermeil Medal 1989)
- Josy Eisenberg (Grand Vermeil Medal 1993)
- Hayao Miyazaki (Grand Vermeil Medal 2001)
- Kihachirō Kawamoto (Grand Vermeil Medal 2003)
- Robert Lamoureux (Grand Vermeil Medal 2009)
- Cecilia Bartoli (Grand Vermeil Medal 2010)
- Jane Fonda (Grand Vermeil Medal 2010)
- Inès de La Fressange (Grand Vermeil Medal 2010)
- Michel Galabru (Grand Vermeil Medal 2011)
- Paolo Conte (Grand Vermeil Medal 2011)
- Michael Lonsdale (Grand Vermeil Medal 2011)
- Pierre Santini (Grand Vermeil Medal 2012)
- Juliette Gréco (Grand Vermeil Medal 2012)
- Ettore Scola (Grand Vermeil Medal 2012)
- Henry Chapier (Grand Vermeil Medal 2013)
- Rafael Nadal (Grand Vermeil Medal 2015)
- Michel Legrand (Grand Vermeil Medal 2016)
- Cyril Lignac (Grand Vermeil Medal 2016)
- Patti Smith (Grand Vermeil Medal 2017)
- Karl Lagerfeld (Grand Vermeil Medal 2017)
- Pierre Rabhi (Grand Vermeil Medal 2017)
- Mamoudou Gassama (Grand Vermeil Medal 2018)
- Pia Klemp (Grand Vermeil Medal 2019)
- Carola Rackete (Grand Vermeil Medal 2019)
References
- "Qui peut obtenir la médaille de la Ville ?". Le Parisien (in French). 2007-05-16.
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