10 Francs Leon Gambetta

Features

Issuer	France
Period	Fifth Republic (1958-date)
Type	Circulating commemorative coin
Year	1982
Value	10 Francs (10 FRF)
Currency	New franc (1960-2001)
Composition	Copper-aluminium-nickel
Weight	10 g
Diameter	26 mm
Thickness	2.5 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	1 July 1993
Number	N# 1192
References	F# 366, Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc (10^th edition). Les Chevau-légers, Paris, France. KM# 950, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes. Schön# 244, Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes. Gad# 815 Francesco Pastrone; 2021. Monnaies francaises, 1789-2021 (25^th edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco.

Commemorative issue

100th Anniversary of the Death of Leon Gambetta

Obverse

Left profile of Léon Gambetta. Initials of the engraver at the level of the neck.
Circular legend: "LÉON GAMBETTA
1838-1882". Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LÉON GAMBETTA
1838-1882
ER

Engraver: Émilie Rousseau

Reverse

Hot air balloon rising above flags, face value, "RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE", "LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ" on three lines, different and vintage. Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LIBERTE
EGALITE
FRATERNITE
10
FRANCS
REPUBLIQUE 1982 FRANÇAISE

Engraver: Émilie Rousseau

Edge

Smooth

Mint

Monnaie de Paris, Pessac, France (1973-date)

Mark

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

Comments

After the fall of Napoleon III, Gambetta played an important role with Jules Ferry in the advent of the Third Republic proclaimed on September 4, 1870. In October, as Minister of the Interior in the government of National Defense, he left Paris by balloon to join Tours and organize the raising of troops.
During the war of 1870, Paris found itself surrounded.
Gas balloons, with gondolas, were used to transport civil or military mail and passengers, as well as carrier pigeons. They were inflated with highly flammable lighting gas. The departures were done by day and night, under the barrage of the Prussian troops.

Painting by Jules Didier and Jacques Guiaud representing the departure, on October 7, 1870, of the "George Sand" and the "Armand Barbès", taking with them the Prussian troops. Armand Barbès", taking Gambetta with them. Automatically translated

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Après la chute de Napoléon III, Gambetta joue un rôle important avec Jules Ferry dans l'avènement de la IIIe République proclamée le 4 septembre 1870. En octobre, Ministre de l'Intérieur dans le gouvernement de la Défense nationale, il quitte Paris en ballon pour rejoindre Tours et organiser la levée de troupes.
Au cours de la guerre de 1870, Paris s'est retrouvée encerclée.
Des ballons à gaz, avec nacelle, ont été utilisés pour transporter notamment le courrier civil ou militaire, et des passagers, ainsi que des pigeons voyageurs. Ils étaient gonflés avec du gaz d'éclairage hautement inflammable. Les départs se faisaient de jour comme de nuit, essuyant les tirs de barrage des troupes prussiennes.

Tableau de Jules Didier et Jacques Guiaud représentant le départ, le 7 octobre 1870, du « George Sand » et de l'« Armand Barbès », emmenant Gambetta.

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Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
1982	3 044 511	$ 1.60	$ 1.60	$ 1.90	$ 2.50	$ 3.20	$ 4.80	99%	(fr) F. 366/2
1982	4 000							1.2%	Essai

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