Coins from France

The Carolingian dynasty founded a unified currency facilitating the development of trade in Europe. The Carolingian pound worth 20 Sols and therefore 240 silver Deniers, is the pillar of the monetary system that will last until the French revolution. But from the 9th century, the Carolingian Empire was subject to internal and external pressures that favored the emergence of local feudal powers. Each lordship took the opportunity to mint coins, causing a certain monetary disorder for several centuries. The accession to power of Hugh Capet marked a turning point. He and his successors Louis VI, Philip Augustus and Saint Louis, imposed the royal coinage, gradually buying back the monetary rights of the feudal lords. In 1641, Louis XIII created the Louis d'Or and reintroduced the silver Ecu and the copper Liard. After 1789, coinage did not escape the revolutionary phenomenon: in 1792, coins bearing the effigy of Louis XVI were replaced by the Sol aux Balances. Then the Franc reappears (the first "Franc à Cheval" and "Franc à Pied" were minted from the 14th century), with a fixed weight and decimal subdivisions. Napoleon then introduced the gold 40F and 20F and their subdivisions, all types that would go through the restoration and revolutions until the First World War. In the interwar period, in a context of general collapse of the economy, the Franc was devalued several times. In 1960, De Gaulle created the New Franc as part of European integration and its new monetary system. Finally, the Euro replaced the Franc on July 1st, 2002.
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France • Franc (1795-1959)

100 Centimes = 1 Franc

2 Centimes (Epreuve en argent sur flan mat)
1898

Pattern
Silver • 2.2 g • ⌀ 20 mm
GEM# 6.1, N# 197920
2 Centimes (Epreuve en bronze)
1898

Pattern
Bronze • 2 g • ⌀ 20 mm
GEM# 6.2, N# 197921
2 centimes Daniel-Dupuis (Epreuve en argent)
1898

Pattern
Silver • 2.3 g • ⌀ 20 mm
GEM# 7.1, N# 197934
2 Centimes (Piéfort en bronze doré)
1898

Pattern
Gold clad bronze • 6 g • ⌀ 20 mm
GEM# 7.P1, N# 197935
2 Centimes (Piéfort en bronze)
1898

Pattern
Bronze • 5.9 g • ⌀ 20 mm
GEM# 7.P2, N# 197936
Available for swap 2 Centimes
1898-1920

Standard circulation coin
Bronze • 2 g • ⌀ 20.2 mm
F# 110, Gad# 107, KM# 841, Schön# 181, N# 1136
2 Centimes (Essai piéfort en aluminium)
1908

Pattern
Aluminium • 1.5 g • ⌀ 20 mm
GEM# 7.EP, N# 197937
2 Centimes (Essai perforé en laiton)
1911

Pattern
Brass • 2.5 g • ⌀ 20 mm
GEM# 7.2, N# 197938
2 centimes Daniel-Dupuis (Epreuve en maillechort)
1920

Pattern
Nickel silver • 3.3 g • ⌀ 20 mm
GEM# 7.3, N# 197939
2½ Centimes - Charles X (pattern of Tiolier)
ND (1825)

Pattern
Copper • 5.03 g • ⌀ 22 mm
VG# 2618 var., Maz# 897 a, Gad# 111 a), N# 166244
Available for swap 3 Centimes
4-5 (1795-1796)

Standard circulation coin
Bronze • 5 g • ⌀ 23 mm
F# 112, N# 1137
3 Centimes - Napoléon II (Essai)
1816

Pattern: Napoleon II.
Bronze • 7.27 g • ⌀ 23.3 mm
Maz# 644, Gad# 144, N# 95535
Available for swap 5 Centimes
4-5 (1795-1796)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 5 g • ⌀ 23 mm
F# 113, KM# 635, Gad# 124, N# 939
Available for swap 5 Centimes (Overstrike)
5-8 (1796-1799)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 10 g • ⌀ 28 mm
F# 114, Gad# 125, KM# 642, N# 22047
Available for swap 5 Centimes
5-9 (1796-1800)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 10 g • ⌀ 28 mm
F# 115, Gad# 126 / 126a / 126b / 126c, KM# 640, N# 886
5 Centimes - Napoleon I
1808

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 8 g • ⌀ 28 mm
KM# 689, Gad# 127, VG# 2057, N# 8023
5 centimes Napoléon II Essai en bronze
1816

Pattern
Bronze • 7.63 g • ⌀ 27.39 mm
Gad# 133, VG# 2413, Maz# 643, N# 244609
5 Centimes - Louis XVIII (Essai)
1821

Pattern
Bronze • 7.5 g • ⌀ 27 mm
Gad# 137, VG# 2534, Maz# 760, N# 244588
Available for swap 5 Centimes - Louis Philippe I (pattern of Barre)
1840

Pattern
Bronze • 7.5 g • ⌀ 27.5 mm
VG# 2917, Maz# 1145, Gad# 145a, N# 71848
5 Centimes - Louis-Philippe (pattern of Barre)
1840

Pattern
Bronze • 4.96 g • ⌀ 26 mm
VG# 2918, Maz# 1146, Gad# 146 a), N# 163387
5 Centimes - Louis Philippe I (pattern of Barre with modul of 5 centimes)
1846

Pattern
Bronze • 15.15 g • ⌀ 30.7 mm
VG# 2981, Maz# 1149, Gad# 146, N# 95408
5 Centimes - Louis-Philippe I (pattern of Barre)
1847

Pattern
Bronze • 7.99 g • ⌀ 26.00 mm
VG# 2997, Maz# 1151, Gad# 146, N# 165134
5 Centimes (pattern of Barre, à la charte, type 5)
1847

Pattern
Bronze • 7.25 g • ⌀ 28 mm
VG# 3001, Maz# 1101, Gad# 148, N# 169369
5 Centimes (pateren of Barre, à la Charte, type CINQ)
1847

Pattern
Bronze • 4.86 g • ⌀ 24.8 mm
VG# 3002, Maz# 1105, Gad# 149, N# 169368
Available for swap 5 Centimes - Napoleon III
1853-1857

Standard circulation coin
Bronze • 5 g • ⌀ 25 mm
F# 116, Gad# 152, KM# 777, N# 485
Available for swap 5 Centimes - Napoleon III
1861-1865

Standard circulation coin
Bronze • 5 g • ⌀ 25 mm
F# 117, Gad# 155, KM# 797, N# 486
5 centimes (Essai en bronze sans légende)
1870

Pattern
Bronze • 5 g • ⌀ 25 mm
GEM# 9.1, N# 198345
5 Centimes (Essai en maillechort de Oudiné, sans légende)
1870

Pattern
Nickel silver • 4.9 g • ⌀ 25 mm
GEM# 9.2, N# 198346
5 Centimes (Epreuve en maillechort de Oudiné)
1871

Pattern
Nickel silver • 6.4 g • ⌀ 25 mm
GEM# 9.3, N# 198348
Available for swap 5 Centimes
1871-1898

Standard circulation coin
Bronze • 5 g • ⌀ 25 mm
F# 118, Gad# 157, KM# 821, N# 676
5 Centimes (Epreuve en or de Oudiné)
1875

Pattern
Gold • 9.9 g • ⌀ 25 mm
GEM# 9.4, N# 198387
5 Centimes (pattern of alloy)
1877

Pattern
Nickel silver • 2.65 g • ⌀ 20.18 mm
VG# 3900, Maz# 2301, GEM# 256.1, N# 165946
5 Centimes (Essai en maillechort de Lorthior)
1880

Pattern
Nickel silver • 2.8 g • ⌀ 20 mm
GEM# 10.1, VG# 3955, Maz# 2243, N# 198392
5 Centimes (Essai en maillechort de Lorthior)
1880

Pattern
Nickel silver • 2.8 g • ⌀ 20 mm
GEM# 10.2 / 10.3, N# 198393
5 Centimes Dupré (Essai en maillechort de Dupré)
1881

Pattern
Nickel silver • 2.3 g • ⌀ 20 mm
GEM# 11.1, N# 198425
5 Centimes (Essai en maillechort de Dupré à 12 pans)
1881

Pattern
Nickel silver • 2.5 g • ⌀ 21 mm
GEM# 11.2, N# 198426
5 Centimes (Essai en maillechort de Merley, typeI)
1881

Pattern
Nickel silver • 2.9 g • ⌀ 20 mm
GEM# 12.1, N# 198433
5 centimes Cérès (Epreuve en maillechort de Oudiné)
1883

Pattern
Nickel silver • 5 g • ⌀ 25 mm
GEM# 9.5, N# 198388
5 centimes (Essai en maillechort de Merley, type II à 16 pans)
1887

Pattern
Nickel silver • 2.6 g • ⌀ 20.3 mm
GEM# 13.1, N# 198446
5 Centimes (pattern of Merley)
1887

Pattern
Nickel silver • 2.6 g • ⌀ 19.5 mm
GEM# 13.2, Maz# 2263, Gad# 163, VG# 4058 var., N# 164649
5 Centimes (Essai en maillechort de Merley, type II)
1887

Pattern
Nickel silver • 2.5 g • ⌀ 19.5 mm
GEM# 13.3, N# 198447
5 centimes (Essai en maillechort de Merley, type II à 16 pans)
1887

Pattern
Nickel silver • 2.6 g • ⌀ 20 mm
GEM# 13.4, N# 198449
5 Centimes (Essai en maillechort de Merley, type II à 24 pans)
1887

Pattern
Nickel silver • 2.5 g • ⌀ 20.2 mm
GEM# 13.5, N# 198450
5 Centimes (Essai en maillechort de Merley, type II à flan rond)
1887

Pattern
Nickel silver • 2.6 g • ⌀ 20 mm
GEM# 13.6, N# 198451
5 Centimes (Piéfort en bronze de Oudiné)
1888

Pattern
Bronze • 10 g • ⌀ 25 mm
GEM# 9.P1, N# 198389
5 centimes (Essai en carton argenté de Merley, type II)
1888

Pattern
Silver plated cardboard • 0.2 g • ⌀ 20 mm
GEM# 13.7, N# 198453
5 Centimes (Epreuve technique en bronze de Oudiné)
1896

Pattern
Bronze • 5.3 g • ⌀ 25 mm
GEM# 14.1, N# 198800
5 Centimes (Essai hybride de Daniel-Dupuis et Oudiné)
ND (1897)

Pattern
Aluminium • 1.5 g • ⌀ 20.3 mm
GEM# 14.2, N# 198803
5 Centimes Daniel-Dupuis (Epreuve tête à gauche)
ND (1897)

Pattern
Bronze • 5 g • ⌀ 25 mm
GEM# 14.3, N# 198996

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