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. Wikidata: Q142
20 Francs (Mont Saint Michel)
1992 Non-circulating coin
Trimetallic: gold (.750) core, silver (.950) middle ring and gold (.750) outer ring • 12.66 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# 1008.2a,
N# 169372
20 Francs (Mont Saint Michel)
1992 Non-circulating coin
Trimetallic: gold (.920) core, gold (.750) middle ring and gold (.920) outer ring • 16.46 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# 1008.2b,
N# 169370
20 Francs
1992-2001 Standard circulation coin
Trimetallic: copper-aluminium-nickel core, nickel middle ring and copper-aluminium-nickel outer ring • 9 g • ⌀ 27 mm
F# 403,
Schön# 260,
KM# 1008,
Gad# 871,
N# 10
20 francs Mont Saint Michel (tranche lisse)
1992-2001 Non-circulating coin
Trimetallic: copper-aluminium-nickel core, nickel middle ring and copper-aluminium-nickel outer ring • 9 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# 1008,
F# 403 var.,
Gad# 871a,
N# 267001
20 Francs (Mediterranean Games)
1993 Circulating commemorative coin: 1993 Mediterranean Games, Languedoc-Roussillon
Trimetallic: copper-aluminium-nickel core, nickel middle ring and copper-aluminium-nickel outer ring • 9 g • ⌀ 27 mm
F# 404,
Schön# 308,
KM# 1016,
Gad# 872,
N# 25
20 Francs (Pierre de Coubertin)
1994 Circulating commemorative coin: 100th Anniversary of the International Olympic Comittee
Trimetallic: copper-aluminium-nickel core, nickel middle ring and copper-aluminium-nickel outer ring • 9 g • ⌀ 27 mm
F# 405,
Schön# 340,
KM# 1036,
Gad# 873,
N# 26
50 Francs
1974-1980 Standard circulation coin
Silver (.900) • 30 g • ⌀ 41 mm
F# 426,
F# 427,
Gad# 882,
Schön# 237,
KM# 941,
N# 681
100 Francs
1982-2001 Standard circulation coin
Silver (.900) • 15 g • ⌀ 31 mm
F# 451,
KM# 951.1,
Gad# 898,
N# 11
100 Francs (Marie Curie)
1984 Non-circulating coin: 50th Anniversary of the Death of Marie Curie
Gold (.920) • 17 g • ⌀ 31 mm
F# 452 var.,
KM# 955b,
N# 8695
100 Francs (Trial)
1984 Pattern: 50th anniversary of Marie-Curie's death in Passy
Silver (.900) • 15 g • ⌀ 31 mm
F# 452/1,
N# 325569
100 Francs (Marie Curie)
1984 Circulating commemorative coin: 50th Anniversary of the Death of Marie Curie
Silver (.900) • 15 g • ⌀ 31 mm
F# 452/2,
KM# 955,
Gad# 899,
N# 27
100 Francs (Panthéon, piedfort or)
1984 Pattern: Fiftieth anniversary of the death of Marie Curie (1934-1984).
Gold (.920) • 53.7 g • ⌀ 31 mm
F# 452P,
Gad# 899P,
N# 195620