10 Francs Montesquieu

Features

Issuer	France
Period	Fifth Republic (1958-date)
Type	Non-circulating coin
Year	1989
Value	10 Francs (10 FRF)
Currency	New franc (1960-2001)
Composition	Bimetallic: nickel center in copper-aluminium ring
Weight	6.5 g
Diameter	23 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	17 February 2002
Number	N# 1196
References	F# 376, Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc (10th edition). Les Chevau-légers, Paris, France. KM# 969 Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes.

Commemorative issue

300th Anniversary of Montesquieu

Obverse

Bust facing right.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE
MONTESQUIEU

Engraver: Serge Levet

Reverse

In circular caption "FREEDOM EQUALITY FRATERNITY" / In the center the value / At the bottom the year / In the background a triangular geometric figure striated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ
10 F
1989
FRATERNITÉ

Edge

5 groups of reeds

See also

• Literature
• Birth anniversary

• 10 Francs (Montesquieu)

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