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France (French: République française) |
Currency Since 2002 - Euro (EUR). Symbol: €. The Euro is subdivided into 100 cents. Before 2002 - French franc. The franc was divided into 100 centimes. |
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New franc
Before 2002
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Years of minting: 1966-2001 Weight: 2.0000 g; Diameter: 17 mm Material: Aluminum-Bronze Rev: Denomination above date, grain sprig below, laurel branch at left Rev. Designer: Adrien Dieudonne; Obv: Liberty bust left Obv. Designer: Henri Lagriffoul; Edge: Plain KM# 933 |
| 5 CENTIMES | |
| 1998 | |
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Years of minting: 1962-2001 Weight: 3.0000 g; Diameter: 20 mm Material: Aluminum-Bronze Rev: Denomination above date, grain sprig below, laurel branch at left Rev. Designer: Adrien Dieudonne; Obv: Liberty bust left Obv. Designer: Henri Lagriffoul; Edge: Plain; Note: Without mint mark. 1991-1993 dated coins, non-Proof, exist in both coin and medal alignment. KM# 929 |
| 10 CENTIMES | |
| 1963 | |
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Years of minting: 1962-2001 Weight: 4.0000 g; Diameter: 23.5 mm Material: Aluminum-Bronze Rev: Denomination above date, grain sprig below, laurel branch at left Rev. Designer: Adrien Dieudonne; Obv: Liberty bust left Obv. Designer: Henri Lagriffoul; Edge: Plain KM# 930 |
| 20 CENTIMES | |
| 1979 | |
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Years of minting: 1965-2001 Weight: 4.5000 g; Diameter: 19.5 mm Material: Nickel Rev: Laurel divides denomination and date; Obv: The Seed Sower; Edge: Reeded Designer: Louis Oscar Roty KM# 931.1 |
| 1/2 FRANC | |
| 1995 | |
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Years of minting: 1960-2001 Weight: 6.0000 g; Diameter: 24 mm Material: Nickel Rev: Laurel branch divides denomination and date; Obv: The Seed Sower Obv. Designer: Louis Oscar Roty; Edge: Reeded KM# 925.1 |
| 1 FRANC | |
| 1999 | |
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Years of minting: 1979-2001 Weight: 7.5000 g; Diameter: 26.5 mm Material: Nickel Rev: Denomination on branches, date below; Obv: The Seed Sower; Edge: Wide reeded Designer: Louis Oscar Roty KM# 942.1 |
| 2 FRANCS | |
| 1980 | |
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Years of minting: 1979-2001 Weight: 10.0000 g; Diameter: 29 mm Material: Nickel Clad Copper-Nickel Rev: Branches divide denomination and date; Obv: The Seed Sower; Edge: Reeded Designer: Raymond Joly KM# 926a.1 |
| 5 FRANCS | |
| 1971 | |
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Years of minting: 1994 Weight: 10.0000 g; Diameter: 29 mm Material: Nickel Rev: Quill divides building and date from denomination; Obv: Head of Voltaire the poet 3/4 facing Obv. Designer: P. Rodier; Edge: Reeded KM# 1063 |
| 5 FRANCS | |
| 1994 | |
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Years of minting: 1974-1987 Weight: 10.0000 g; Diameter: 26 mm Material: Nickel-Brass Rev: High tension towers and electric transmission wires, denomination at center; Edge Lettering: Incuse, LIBERTÉ, EGALITÉ, FRATERNITÉ Designer: Georges Mathieu KM# 940 |
| 10 FRANCS | |
| 1978 | |
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Years of minting: 1988-1992, 1995-1996, 2000 Weight: 6.5000 g; Diameter: 23 mm Material: Bi-Metallic Nickel center in Aluminum-Bronze ring Subject: Spirit of Bastille; Rev: Patterned denomination above date within circle; Obv: Winged figure divides RF within circle; Edge: Segmented reeding Designer: Atelier de Paris KM# 964.1 |
| 10 FRANCS | |
| 1991 |
Euro
Since 2002
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Years of minting: since 1999 Weight: 3.8600 g; Diameter: 21.2 mm Material: Copper Plated Steel Rev: Denomination and globe Rev. Designer: Luc Luycx; Obv: Human face Obv. Designer: Fabienne Courtiade; Edge: Plain KM# 1284 |
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| 5 CENT | |||||
| 1999 | |||||
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Years of minting: 1999-2006 Weight: 4.0700 g; Diameter: 19.7 mm Material: Brass Rev: Denomination and map Rev. Designer: Luc Luycx; Obv: The seed sower divides date and RF Obv. Designer: Laurent Jorb; Edge: Reeded KM# 1285 |
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| 10 CENT | |||||
| 1999 | |||||
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Years of minting: 1999-2006 Weight: 5.7300 g; Diameter: 22.2 mm Material: Brass Rev: Denomination and map Rev. Designer: Luc Luycx; Obv: The seed sower divides date and RF Obv. Designer: Laurent Jorb; Edge: Notched KM# 1286 |
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| 20 CENT | |||||
| 1999 | |||||
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Years of minting: 1999-2006 Weight: 7.8100 g; Diameter: 24.2 mm Material: Bi-Metallic Nickel-Brass center in Copper-Nickel ring Rev: Denomination and map Rev. Designer: Luc Luycx; Obv: The Seed Sower divides date and RF Obv. Designer: Laurent Jorb; Edge: Reeded KM# 1287 |
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| 50 CENT | |||||
| 1999 | |||||
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Years of minting: 1999-2006 Weight: 7.5000 g; Diameter: 23.3 mm Material: Bi-Metallic Copper-Nickel center in Nickel-Brass ring Rev: Denomination and map Rev. Designer: Luc Luycx; Obv: Stylized tree divides RF within circle, date below Obv. Designer: Joaquin Jimenez; Edge: Segmented reeding KM# 1288 |
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| 1 EURO | |||||
| 2000 | |||||
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Years of minting: 1999-2006 Weight: 8.5200 g; Diameter: 25.6 mm Material: Bi-Metallic Nickel-Brass center in Copper-Nickel ring Rev: Denomination and map Rev. Designer: Luc Luycx; Obv: Stylized tree divides RF within circle, date below Obv. Designer: Joaquin Jimenez; Edge: Reeding with 2's and stars KM# 1289 |
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| 2 EURO | |||||
| 1999 | |||||