Medal of the City of Paris
The Medal of the City of Paris, established in 1911, is an honour in the gift of the Mayor by nomination of members of the Council of Paris and devolved administrations.
Awarded in four grades, viz. bronze, silver, large silver and vermeil, it recognises those achieving a "remarkable act concerning the capital" as well as being presented to centenary Parisians and couples celebrating their golden, diamond, platinum, alabaster or oak wedding anniversaries.
List of recipients
- Julio Iglesias
- Michael Jackson
- Maurice Allais
- Josy Eisenberg
- Brigitte Bardot
- Hayao Miyazaki
- Kihachirō Kawamoto
- Toni Morrison
- Jackie Chan
- Diana Ross
- Johnny Depp
- Jerry Lewis
- Robert Lamoureux
- Cecilia Bartoli
- Jane Fonda
- Inès de La Fressange
- Michel Galabru
- Paolo Conte
- Michael Lonsdale
- Juliette Gréco
- Ettore Scola
- Henry Chapier
- Vera Baboun
- Herbie Hancock
- Rafael Nadal
- Mahmoud Abbas by Mayor Anne Hidalgo for anti-Semitism
- Michel Legrand
- Cyril Lignac
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic
- Patti Smith
- Karl Lagerfeld
- Pierre Rabhi
- Mamoudou Gassama
- Garo Paylan
- Hocine Ziani
- Pia Klemp declined
- Carola Rackete ''declined''