5 Centimes

Features

Country	France
Period	Fifth Republic (1958-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1966-2001
Value	5 Centimes (0.05 FRF)
Metal	Aluminium-bronze
Weight	2 g
Diameter	17 mm
Thickness	1.3 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	02-17-2002
References	KM# 933, Gad# 175, Schön# 228, F# 125 Standard Catalog of World Coins by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) Monnaies francaises by Francesco Pastrone (Victor Gadoury) Weltmünzkatalog by Gerhard Schön, Günter Schön (Battenberg Gietl Verlag) Le Franc by Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt (Les Chevau-légers)

Obverse

Marianne in left profile wearing the Phrygian cap of liberty, a national emblem of France, is surrounded with the lettering: "REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE" (French Republic)
NOTE: The distinction of three or four folds is done at the shirt collar (at neck).
NOTE: different privy marks throughout mintages:
Owl 1958-74 Raymond Joly
Dolphin 1974-94 Rousseau
Bee 1994- Pierre Rodier
Horseshoe 2001

Lettering:
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
LAGRIFFOUL

Engraver: Henri Lagriffoul

Reverse

The facial value is surrounded with a wheat ear, an olive branch and the French motto: "LIBERTE - EGALITE - FRATERNITE" (liberty, equality, fraternity)

Lettering:
A.DIEUDONNE
LIBERTE·EGALITE
·FRATERNITE·
5
CENTIMES
1986

Engraver: Adrien Dieudonné

Edge

Smooth

Comments

Documentation of the 1997 coins

3 / 4 folds

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Year	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
ND	5,319								bee mark, 3 folds, Proof
1966	502,519,171	0.11	0.12	0.09	0.26	0.26	0.26	0.35	owl mark
1966 ESSAI	4,128								Essai
1967	11,747,305		0.10	0.18	3.37	7.29			owl mark
1968	110,398,000		0.11	0.12	0.16	0.11			owl mark
1969	94,961,050		0.08	0.15	0.15	0.16			owl mark
1970	58,910,000			0.12	0.15	0.22			owl mark
1971	93,202,000			0.07	0.23	0.15			owl mark
1972	100,530,000		0.12	0.12	0.16	0.21			owl mark
1973	100,423,000			0.17	0.15	0.28		3.37	owl mark
1974	103,988,811			0.10	0.17	0.25	0.38	0.70	owl mark
1975	95,887,011		0.10	0.11	0.28	0.18		7.90	dolphin mark
1976	148,430,711		0.13	0.08	0.15	0.15		9.03	dolphin mark
1977	115,310,011		0.11	0.14	0.14	0.24		0.20	dolphin mark
1978	189,828,011		0.12	0.12	0.20	0.18			dolphin mark
1979	180,040,511		0.04	0.13	0.20	0.17	1.40	8.98	dolphin mark
1980	180,010,011		0.10	0.11	0.11	0.13	4.49	4.49	dolphin mark
1981	135,000,011		0.03	0.11	0.12	0.14		7.86	dolphin mark
1982	138,002,511		0.07	0.11	0.11	0.18	2.93	3.98	dolphin mark
1983	132,000,972		0.07	0.11	0.15	0.18			dolphin mark
1984	150,002,447		0.07	0.11	0.11	0.11			dolphin mark
1985	170,010,511		0.12	0.15	0.17	0.22		4.49	dolphin mark
1986	280,008,011		0.11	0.10	0.22	0.23	2.25	1.49	dolphin mark
1987	309,995,967		0.10	0.12	0.17	0.21			dolphin mark
1988	200,002,576		0.10	0.19	0.21	0.25	3.37	4.47	dolphin mark
1989	95,449					13.48		22.46	dolphin mark
1990	80,002,011		0.06		0.22	0.28	3.37	6.88	dolphin mark
1991	49,992,011				0.28	0.73			dolphin mark
1991	6,232								dolphin mark, Proof
1991	2,500								Medal alignment
1992	179,976,011			0.11	0.28	0.28			dolphin mark, 3 folds
1992					0.22	0.12	3.37		dolphin mark, 4 folds
1992	4,938								dolphin mark, 4 folds, Proof
1992	2,582								Medal alignment
1993	154,968,011		0.13		0.20	0.28			dolphin mark, 3 folds
1993					0.17	6.74			dolphin mark, 4 folds
1993	5,309								dolphin mark, Proof
1993	2,898								Medal alignment
1994	59,979,768			0.17	0.17	0.22		4.21	bee mark, 3 folds
1994	60,000,000				0.89	0.70		3.67	dolphin mark, 3 folds
1994	4,566								dolphin mark, 4 folds, Proof
1995	129,976,011				0.22	0.22		0.48	bee mark, 3 folds
1995	4,796								bee mark, 4 folds, Proof
1996	139,990,013		0.10	0.17	0.28	0.44	3.93	0.77	bee mark, 3 folds
1996					0.27	0.15	3.37	4.21	bee mark, 4 folds
1996	5,319								bee mark, 4 folds, Proof
1997	6,436								bee mark, 3 folds, Proof
1997					0.17	0.32			bee mark, 4 folds, close to "5"
1997	199,995,013				0.19	0.16	1.92	1.62	bee mark, 4 folds, close to "R"
1997	6,436								bee mark, 4 folds, Proof
1998	7,404								bee mark, 3 folds, Proof
1998	300,084,000		0.06	0.24	0.17	0.20	2.41	0.56	bee mark, 4 folds
1998	7,404								bee mark, 4 folds, Proof
1998					0.22				bee mark, 4 folds, top loop of 8 full or crushed
1999	25,500							16.84	bee mark
1999	10,000								bee mark, 3 folds, Proof
2000	100,500							16.28	bee mark
2000	15,000								bee mark, 3 folds, Proof
2001	125,000							13.48	horseshoe mark
2001	35,000								horseshoe mark, 3 folds, Proof

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