10 Francs Roland Garros

Features

Issuer	France
Ruling authority	Fifth Republic (1958-date)
Type	Non-circulating coins
Year	1988
Value	10 Francs (10 FRF)
Currency	New franc (1960-2001)
Composition	Silver (.950)
Weight	12 g
Diameter	26 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 11017
References	Gad 1789# 821 Francesco Pastrone. Monnaies françaises (Gadoury). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco (3 volumes).

Commemorative issue

100th Anniversary of Roland Gaross

Series: 10 francs Roland Garros

Obverse

Above the face value, a bird's head in profile with spread wings stands out on the outline of the Atlantic coast of France.
Circular legend: "RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE", different and vintage. Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
1988
10F
RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE

Engravers: Hervé Duetthe, Atelier de Gravure (A.G.M.M.)

Reverse

Circular legend "ROLAND GARROS 1888 - 1918". In the center, a Morane-Saulnier type N aircraft and a bust of Roland Garros. Under the plane the signature "H. DUETTHE". Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
1888-1918
H. DUETTHE
ROLAND GARROS

Engravers: Hervé Duetthe, Atelier de Gravure (A.G.M.M.)

Edge

Smooth with inscription

Mint

Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)

Mark

Émile Rousseau, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1974-1994)

Comments

Roland Garros,

was a French aviator and lieutenant pilot in the First World War. He was born on October 6, 1888 in Saint-Denis de La Réunion, and died in air combat on October 5, 1918 at Vouziers in the Ardennes.

His fame came first from his sporting exploits in the air, and above all from the first-ever crossing of the Mediterranean Sea, which he made on September 23, 1913 aboard a monoplane.

Roland Garros aviator (1888-1918)

Coin commemorating the hundredth anniversary of his birth.

He was the first to cross the Mediterranean in 1913.

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Roland Garros,

est un aviateur français, lieutenant pilote lors de la première Guerre mondiale, né le 6 octobre 1888 à Saint -Denis de La Réunion et mort dans un combat aérien le 5 octobre 1918 à Vouziers dans les Ardennes.

Sa célébrité est d'abord venue de ses exploits sportifs en avion, et surtout de la toute première traversée de la mer Méditerranée, qu'il effectue le 23 septembre 1913 à bord d'un monoplan.

Roland Garros aviateur (1888-1918)

Pièce commémorant le centième anniversaire de sa naissance.

Il fut le premier à traverser la méditerranée en 1913.

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Date			Mintage		VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	References
Undetermined
1988			10 000							$ 25	Gad 1789# 821 Francesco Pastrone. Monnaies françaises (Gadoury). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco (3 volumes).	Proof

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	Katz Auction 149 Lot 1256	8 Feb 2025	UNC	USD 19.34 (EUR 17.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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