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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See also: French notgeld, French colonies, France (feudal), Unified Carolingian Empire, Frankish Kingdom

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France • Franc (1795-1959)

100 Centimes = 1 Franc

100 Francs (Trial of Ovide Yencesse)
1929
Pattern
Gold
KM# E60, N# 27714

100 Francs (Trial of Jean Baptiste Merlen)
1929
Pattern
Brass • 3.39 g • ⌀ 21 mm
KM# Pn102, N# 8619

100 francs (pattren of Guilbert)
1929
Pattern
Bronze (bronze-nickel) • 1.50 g • ⌀ 15 mm
Maz# 2558 *, N# 166248

100 Francs (pattren of Guilbert)
1929
Pattern
Aluminium-bronze • 3.35 g • ⌀ 21 mm
VG# 5219, Maz# 2357 a, Gad# 1141, N# 166249

100 Francs (pattren of Guilbert)
1929
Pattern
Nickel silver • 1.49 g • ⌀ 15.05 mm
VG# 5219 var., Maz# 2558, Gad# 1141 a, N# 166247

100 Francs
1929-1936
Gold (.900) • 6.55 g • ⌀ 21 mm
F# 554, KM# 880, N# 8038

Préparation de la 5 francs Pétain (essai de bazor)
(1940)
Pattern
Copper-nickel
VG# 5238, N# 168747

100 Francs (Cochet 27mm)
1950
Pattern
Copper-nickel • 8.65 g • ⌀ 27 mm
VG# 2755, N# 191312

100 Francs (Cochet, Pré-série 21mm)
1950
Pattern
Copper-nickel • 4 g • ⌀ 21 mm
VG# 2755 Var., N# 191310

100 Francs (pattren of Bazor)
1950
Pattern
Copper-nickel • 8.59 g • ⌀ 27 mm
N# 8620

100 Francs (pattren of Simon, big modul)
1950
Pattern
Copper-nickel • 8.57 g • ⌀ 27 mm
N# 8621

100 Francs
1954-1959
Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel) • 6 g • ⌀ 24 mm
F# 450, Schön# 224, KM# 919, Gad# 897, N# 688

Essai de Tiolier pour la paix franco-russe
1801
Pattern
Copper • 9.91 g • ⌀ 28 mm
VG# 909, Maz# 589 a, N# 194718

Essai de laminage du système Martin
1888
Copper plated copper-nickel • 7.9 g • ⌀ 28.6 mm
GEM# 253.2, Maz# 2312, VG# 4075, N# 228438

France • Franc (Siege of Antwerp, 1814)

5 Centimes - Napoleon I (Antwerp; Siege Coinage)
1814
Bronze • 12.5 g • ⌀ 30 mm
F# 115A, F# 115B, F# 115C, KM# 2, N# 8021

5 Centimes - Louis XVIII (Antwerp; Siege Coinage)
1814
Bronze • 12.5 g • ⌀ 30 mm
F# 115D, KM# 3, N# 8026

5 Centimes - Louis XVIII (Antwerp; Siege Coinage)
1814
Bronze • 12.5 g • ⌀ 30 mm
F# 115E, KM# 4, N# 8027

10 Centimes - Napoleon I (Antwerp; Siege Coinage)
1814
Bronze • 25 g • ⌀ 34 mm
F# 130A, F# 130B, KM# 5, N# 8030

10 Centimes - Louis XVIII (Antwerp; Siege Coinage)
1814
Bronze • 24.55 g • ⌀ 34 mm
F# 130C, KM# 7, N# 8032

10 Centimes - Louis XVIII (Antwerp; Siege Coinage)
1814
Bronze • 25 g • ⌀ 35 mm
F# 130D, KM# 6, N# 43909

France • New franc (1960-2001)

100 Centimes = 1 Franc

1 centime Épi (Pré-série)
1960
Pattern
Stainless steel • 1.6 g • ⌀ 14.5 mm
F# 106.1, GEM# 4.6, N# 258670

1 centime Épi (Grand module, aluminium)
1960
Pattern
Aluminium • 0.6 g • ⌀ 17 mm
GEM# 4.4, N# 197816

1 centime Épi (Essai grand module en bronze)
1960
Pattern
Bronze • ⌀ 17 mm
GEM# 4.5, N# 197817

1 Centime Epi (Essai in stainless steel)
1960
Pattern
Stainless steel • 1.65 g • ⌀ 15 mm
GEM# 4.7, N# 213995

1 centime Épi (Epreuve uniface en argent)
1961
Pattern
Silver • 3 g • ⌀ 15 mm
GEM# 4.11, N# 197844

1 Centime Épi (Pattern-piédfort en acier)
1961
Pattern
Stainless steel • 3.3 g • ⌀ 15 mm
GEM# 4.EP, N# 197758

1 Centime (5th republic)
1961-2001
Stainless steel • 1.65 g • ⌀ 15 mm
F# 106, Gad# 91 / 91b, Schön# 225, KM# 928, GEM# 4.6 / 4.8 / 4.12 / 4.13, N# 1

1 Centime (Épi, piédfort en acier)
1962-1985
Pattern
Stainless steel • 3.3 g • ⌀ 15 mm
GEM# 4.P1, N# 197760

1 Centime (5th republic, gold pattern)
1962-1992
Pattern
Gold (.920) • 7.50 g • ⌀ 15 mm
F# 106P, GEM# 4.P3, N# 126103

1 Centime (5th republic, silver pattern)
1962-1992
Pattern
Silver (.950) • 4.4 g • ⌀ 15 mm
F# 106P, KM# 928, Gad# 91, GEM# 4.P2, N# 78629

1 centime Épi (Piéfort en platine)
1988-1992
Pattern
Platinum (.999) • 9.2 g • ⌀ 15 mm
GEM# 4.P4, N# 197849

1 Centime (5th republic, Gold)
2000-2001
Non-circulating coin
Gold (.750) • 2.5 g • ⌀ 15 mm
F# 106 Var., Gad# 91a, KM# 928a, N# 55117

2 Centimes (Essai de frappe en aluminium)
(1959)
Pattern
Aluminium • 0.7 g • ⌀ 17 mm
GEM# 8.1, N# 198095

2 Centimes (Epreuve uniface d'avers en cupronickel)
(1959)
Pattern
Copper-nickel • 3 g • ⌀ 23 mm
GEM# 8.2, N# 198272

2 centimes Epi (Epreuve en bronze, grand module)
1959
Pattern
Bronze • 3 g • ⌀ 19 mm
GEM# 8.3, N# 198274

2 centimes Epi (Epreuve en acier, grand module)
1959
Pattern
Steel • 2.6 g • ⌀ 19 mm
GEM# 8.4, N# 198276

2 Centimes (Epreuve en cupronickel, grand module)
1959
Pattern
Copper-nickel • 3.4 g • ⌀ 19 mm
GEM# 8.5, N# 198278

2 Centimes (Epreuve en aluminium, grand module)
1959
Pattern
Aluminium • 0.9 g • ⌀ 19 mm
GEM# 8.6, N# 198280

2 Centimes Epi (Pré-série double revers en acier)
1960
Pattern
Stainless steel • 2.9 g • ⌀ 17 mm
GEM# 8.7, N# 198302

2 Centimes Epi (Epreuve uniface de revers en argent)
1960
Pattern
Silver • 4 g • ⌀ 17 mm
GEM# 8.9, N# 198303

2 Centimes (5th republic, pattern)
1960-1961
Pattern
Stainless steel
F# 111, KM# A933, GEM# 8.8 / 8.10, Gad# 108, N# 14692

5 centimes Epi (Essai de frappe en cupro-aluminium)
1959
Pattern
Copper-aluminium • 2.5 g • ⌀ 18 mm
GEM# 21.2, N# 200006

5 centime Epi (Epreuve uniface d'avers en cupronickel)
(1959)
Pattern
Copper-nickel • 5.6 g • ⌀ 18 mm
GEM# 21.4, N# 200013

5 centimes Epi (Pré-série, petit module, listel large)
1960
Pattern
Stainless steel • 2.5 g • ⌀ 18 mm
GEM# 21.6, N# 200019

5 Centimes (5th republic)
1960-1964
Stainless steel • 3.4 g • ⌀ 19 mm
F# 124, Gad# 172, KM# 927, GEM# 21.7 / 21.8 / 21.13, N# 689

5 centime Epi (Epreuve uniface d'avers en argent)
(1961)
Pattern
Silver • ⌀ 19 mm
GEM# 21.11, N# 200152

5 centime Epi (Epreuve uniface de revers en argent)
1961
Pattern
Silver • ⌀ 19 mm
GEM# 21.12, N# 200154

5 centime Epi (Essai piéfort en acier inoxdable)
1961
Pattern
Stainless steel • 6.6 g • ⌀ 19 mm
GEM# 21.EP / 21.P1, N# 200158

5 centime Epi (Piéfort en argent)
1961
Pattern
Silver (.950) • 9 g • ⌀ 19 mm
GEM# 21.P2, N# 200162

5 centime Epi (Piéfort en or)
1961
Pattern
Gold (.920) • 15.5 g • ⌀ 19 mm
GEM# 21.P3, N# 200173