20 Centimes
Obverse © nordboutik59 – Reverse © Jérémy Pureur
Features
| Issuer |
France
 |
|---|---|
| Period |
Fifth Republic (1958-date)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1962-2001 |
| Value | 20 Centimes (0.20 FRF) |
| Currency | New franc (1960-2001) |
| Composition | Copper-aluminium-nickel (92% Copper, 6% Aluminium, 2% Nickel) |
| Weight | 4 g |
| Diameter | 23.5 mm |
| Thickness | 1.4 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 17 February 2002 |
| Number | N# 4 |
| References |
F# 156,  Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc (10th edition). Les Chevau-légers, Paris, France.
Francesco Pastrone; 2021. Monnaies francaises, 1789-2021 (25th edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco.
Schön# 230,  Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes.  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. |
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)
Script: Latin
Lettering:
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
LAGRIFFOUL
Translation: French Republic
Engraver:
Henri Lagriffoul 
Henri-Albert Lagriffoul was a French sculptor who won the Prix de Rome in 1932. His work is displayed in many public spaces in France. His head of "Marianne" appeared on the French coins from 1962–66. He also competed in the art competitions at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Reverse
The face value is surrounded with a wheat ear, an olive branch and the French motto: "LIBERTE - EGALITE - FRATERNITE" (liberty, equality, fraternity)
Script: Latin
Lettering:
A.DIEUDONNE
LIBERTE·EGALITE
·FRATERNITE·
20
CENTIMES
1968
Translation:
Liberty, Equality
Fraternity
Engraver:
Adrien Dieudonné
Adrien Dieudonne (1912-1982) is a medallist who authored the reverse of the French 5, 10, 20, and 50 cents minted from 1962.
Edge
Smooth
© Cyrillius
Mints
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Monnaie de Paris, Pessac, France (1973-date) |
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Paris, France (600-1973) |
Marks
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Raymond Joly, General coin engraver, Paris (1958-1974) |
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Émile Rousseau, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1974-1994) |
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Pierre Rodier, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1994-2000) |
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Gérard Buquoy, Head of the engraving department, Monnaie de Paris (2000-2002) |
Comments
Different privy marks throughout mintages:
Owl 1962-74 Raymond Joly
Dolphin 1975-94 Rousseau
Bee 1994-2000 Pierre Rodier
Horseshoe 2001 Gérard Buquoy
Variante pour 1997
Variante pour 2000
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| Date | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||
| 1962 | 3 500 | 0.6% | F. 156/1 - Essai | ||||||||||
| 1962 | |
48 200 000 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.14 | $ 0.28 | $ 0.28 | $ 0.28 | $ 0.28 | $ 1.20 | 24% | F. 156/2 | ||
| 1963 | |
190 330 000 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.25 | $ 0.38 | 43% | F. 156/3 | ||
| 1964 | |
127 546 600 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.27 | $ 0.34 | $ 0.98 | 34% | F. 156/4 | ||
| 1965 | |
27 059 000 | $ 0.08 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.28 | $ 0.29 | $ 0.45 | $ 0.97 | 15% | F. 156/5 | ||
| 1966 | |
21 762 171 | $ 0.13 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.28 | $ 0.34 | $ 0.50 | $ 2.70 | 13% | F. 156/6 | |||
| 1967 | |
138 782 305 | $ 0.09 | $ 0.09 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.13 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.37 | $ 0.37 | 33% | F. 156/7 | ||
| 1968 | |
77 411 000 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.14 | $ 0.25 | $ 0.98 | $ 27 | 27% | F. 156/8 | ||
| 1969 | |
50 576 050 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.13 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.24 | $ 0.24 | $ 1.40 | 24% | F. 156/9 | ||
| 1970 | |
70 050 000 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.17 | $ 1.90 | $ 5.40 | 24% | F. 156/10 | ||
| 1971 | |
31 092 000 | $ 0.06 | $ 0.06 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.24 | $ 0.58 | $ 4.80 | 18% | F. 156/11 | ||
| 1972 | |
39 755 000 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.27 | $ 0.40 | $ 1.10 | 22% | F. 156/12 | ||
| 1973 | |
45 319 000 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.48 | $ 2.60 | 20% | F. 156/13 | ||
| 1974 | |
54 348 811 | $ 0.07 | $ 0.07 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.17 | $ 2.10 | $ 2.70 | 24% | F. 156/14 | ||
| 1975 | |
40 622 011 | $ 0.05 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.36 | $ 3.90 | 18% | F. 156/15 | ||
| 1976 | |
117 645 711 | $ 0.09 | $ 0.14 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.16 | $ 1.50 | $ 1.50 | 29% | F. 156/16 | ||
| 1977 | |
100 365 011 | $ 0.09 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.25 | $ 2.40 | 26% | F. 156/17 | ||
| 1978 | |
125 039 011 | $ 0.08 | $ 0.13 | $ 0.14 | $ 0.14 | $ 0.21 | $ 1.20 | $ 1.20 | 31% | F. 156/18 | ||
| 1979 | |
70 040 511 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.24 | $ 4.30 | $ 5.40 | 20% | F. 156/19 | ||
| 1980 | |
20 010 011 | $ 0.09 | $ 0.14 | $ 0.14 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.40 | $ 4.30 | $ 7.50 | 15% | F. 156/20 | ||
| 1981 | |
125 000 011 | $ 0.09 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.18 | $ 0.54 | $ 1.30 | 31% | F. 156/21 | ||
| 1982 | |
150 002 511 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.19 | $ 2.10 | $ 6.40 | 26% | F. 156/22 | ||
| 1983 | |
110 000 972 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.13 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.20 | $ 2.30 | $ 2.30 | 28% | F. 156/23 | ||
| 1984 | |
200 000 447 | $ 0.05 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.13 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.21 | $ 2.70 | $ 2.70 | 33% | F. 156/24 | ||
| 1985 | |
150 002 511 | $ 0.05 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.13 | $ 0.21 | $ 1.30 | $ 1.30 | 26% | F. 156/25 | ||
| 1986 | |
40 000 011 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.20 | $ 0.23 | $ 1.10 | $ 1.10 | 17% | F. 156/26 | |||
| 1987 | |
59 996 967 | $ 0.09 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.68 | $ 1.10 | 24% | F. 156/27 | ||
| 1988 | |
223 230 576 | $ 0.09 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.13 | $ 0.14 | $ 0.21 | $ 1.70 | $ 1.70 | 30% | F. 156/28 | ||
| 1989 | |
139 996 449 | $ 0.06 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.14 | $ 0.14 | $ 0.30 | $ 1.10 | $ 3.00 | 27% | F. 156/29 | ||
| 1990 | |
50 000 011 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.27 | $ 0.34 | $ 1.10 | 15% | F. 156/30 | |||
| 1991 | |
39 990 011 | $ 0.08 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.25 | $ 2.90 | 16% | F. 156/31 - coin alignment | ||||
| 1991 | |
6 232 | 0.3% | F. 156/31 var. - proof | |||||||||
| 1991 | |
2 500 | 0.3% | F. 156/32 - medal alignment | |||||||||
| 1992 | |
89 965 011 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.23 | 20% | F. 156/33 - coin alignment | |||
| 1992 | |
4 938 | 0.4% | F. 156/33 var. - proof | |||||||||
| 1992 | |
2 698 | 0.3% | F. 156/34 - proof - medal alignment | |||||||||
| 1993 | |
109 970 011 | $ 0.15 | $ 0.15 | $ 0.15 | $ 0.27 | $ 1.80 | $ 1.80 | 22% | F. 156/35 - coin alignment | |||
| 1993 | |
5 309 | 0.4% | F. 156/35 var. - proof | |||||||||
| 1993 | |
3 095 | 0.3% | F. 156/36 - medal alignment | |||||||||
| 1994 | |
60 000 000 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.13 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.21 | $ 6.40 | 14% | F. 156/37 | ||||
| 1994 | 4 566 | 0.3% | F. 156/37 var. - proof | ||||||||||
| 1994 | |
79 973 368 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.20 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.78 | $ 2.10 | 20% | F. 156/38 | ||
| 1995 | |
109 979 011 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.67 | $ 0.67 | 20% | F. 156/39 | ||
| 1995 | |
4 796 | 0.4% | F. 156/39 var. - proof | |||||||||
| 1996 | |
139 984 011 | $ 0.06 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.50 | $ 0.50 | 27% | F. 156/40 | ||
| 1996 | |
5 319 | 0.6% | F. 156/40 var. - proof | |||||||||
| 1997 | |
436 231 513 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.13 | $ 0.14 | $ 0.14 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.38 | $ 2.10 | 31% | F. 156/41 - 2 varieties (see comments) | ||
| 1997 | 15 000 | 0.04% | F. 156/41 - Brilliant Uncirculated | ||||||||||
| 1997 | |
6 436 | 0.7% | F. 156/41 var. - proof | |||||||||
| 1998 | |
25 000 | $ 21 | 0.5% | F. 156/42 | ||||||||
| 1998 | |
7 404 | 0.5% | F. 156/42 var. - In Proof Sets only | |||||||||
| 1998 | 25 000 | 0.03% | F.156/42 - - Brilliant Uncirculated | ||||||||||
| 1999 | |
25 500 | $ 16 | 0.5% | F. 156/43 | ||||||||
| 1999 | 10 000 | 0.03% | F. 156/43 - Brilliant Uncirculated | ||||||||||
| 1999 | |
10 000 | 0.4% | F. 156/43 var. - In Proof Sets only | |||||||||
| 2000 | |
85 385 000 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.19 | $ 1.10 | $ 1.60 | 17% | F. 156/44 - spaced date (4.2 mm) and the mint mark bee further from the spike | |||
| 2000 | |
15 000 | $ 13 | 0.5% | F. 156/44 var. - proof | ||||||||
| 2000 | |
101 000 | $ 3.20 | 0.9% | F. 156/45 - spaced date (5 mm) and the mint mark bee closer to the ear | ||||||||
| 2001 | 100 000 | $ 7.50 | 0.2% | Brilliant Uncirculated | |||||||||
| 2001 | |
125 000 | $ 6.40 | 1.9% | F. 156/46 | ||||||||
| 2001 | |
35 000 | $ 5.40 | 0.6% | F. 156/46 var. - proof | ||||||||
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