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
Numista type number (https://numista.com)
|
| References |
F# 156,  Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc (10th edition). Les Chevau-légers, Paris, France.
Francesco Pastrone; 2019. Monnaies francaises, 1789-2019 (24th edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco.
Schön# 230,  Gerhard Schön; 2018. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (46. 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, USA. 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
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
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
| Paris Mint (Monnaie de Paris), Pessac, France (1973-date) | |
| Paris, France (864-date) |
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 | $ 91 | 0.6% | Essai | ||||||||
| 1962 | 48 200 000 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.14 | $ 0.29 | $ 0.29 | $ 0.29 | $ 0.29 | 24% | owl mark | |||
| 1963 | 190 330 000 | $ 0.09 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.20 | $ 0.20 | $ 0.46 | 43% | owl mark | ||
| 1964 | 127 546 600 | $ 0.08 | $ 0.08 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.26 | $ 1.10 | $ 1.10 | 35% | owl mark | ||
| 1965 | 27 059 000 | $ 0.05 | $ 0.05 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.27 | $ 0.27 | $ 0.36 | $ 0.95 | 15% | owl mark | ||
| 1966 | 21 762 171 | $ 0.14 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.29 | $ 0.33 | 13% | owl mark | |||||
| 1967 | 138 782 305 | $ 0.09 | $ 0.09 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.45 | $ 0.45 | 33% | owl mark | ||
| 1968 | 77 411 000 | $ 0.05 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.14 | $ 0.24 | $ 2.08 | 27% | owl mark | |||
| 1969 | 50 576 050 | $ 0.08 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.24 | $ 2.16 | $ 2.16 | 24% | owl mark | ||
| 1970 | 70 050 000 | $ 0.08 | $ 0.09 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.18 | $ 1.88 | $ 3.22 | 24% | owl mark | ||
| 1971 | 31 092 000 | $ 0.06 | $ 0.06 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.56 | $ 4.32 | 18% | owl mark | ||
| 1972 | 39 755 000 | $ 0.08 | $ 0.09 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.26 | $ 0.37 | $ 1.04 | 22% | owl mark | ||
| 1973 | 45 319 000 | $ 0.06 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.47 | $ 2.03 | 21% | owl mark | ||
| 1974 | 54 348 811 | $ 0.07 | $ 0.07 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.17 | $ 2.07 | $ 3.76 | 24% | owl mark | ||
| 1975 | 40 622 011 | $ 0.05 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.18 | $ 3.11 | $ 3.80 | 19% | dolphin mark | ||
| 1976 | 117 645 711 | $ 0.08 | $ 0.14 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.16 | $ 1.78 | $ 1.78 | 29% | dolphin mark | ||
| 1977 | 100 365 011 | $ 0.07 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.18 | $ 5.18 | 26% | dolphin mark | ||
| 1978 | 125 039 011 | $ 0.06 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.14 | $ 0.14 | $ 0.21 | $ 1.18 | $ 1.22 | 32% | dolphin mark | ||
| 1979 | 70 040 511 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.24 | $ 4.87 | $ 5.31 | 20% | dolphin mark | ||
| 1980 | 20 010 011 | $ 0.08 | $ 0.13 | $ 0.13 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.31 | $ 1.39 | $ 6.24 | 15% | dolphin mark | ||
| 1981 | 125 000 011 | $ 0.08 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.18 | $ 1.39 | $ 1.39 | 31% | dolphin mark | ||
| 1982 | 150 002 511 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.19 | $ 2.08 | $ 6.24 | 27% | dolphin mark | ||
| 1983 | 110 000 972 | $ 0.15 | $ 0.15 | $ 0.15 | $ 0.15 | $ 0.20 | $ 2.56 | $ 2.56 | 28% | dolphin mark | ||
| 1984 | 200 000 447 | $ 0.05 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.21 | $ 3.12 | $ 5.20 | 33% | dolphin mark | ||
| 1985 | 150 002 511 | $ 0.04 | $ 0.09 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.22 | $ 1.49 | $ 1.49 | 26% | dolphin mark | ||
| 1986 | 40 000 011 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.19 | $ 0.19 | $ 1.04 | $ 1.04 | 17% | dolphin mark | |||
| 1987 | 59 996 967 | $ 0.08 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.22 | $ 4.11 | 24% | dolphin mark | ||
| 1988 | 223 230 576 | $ 0.08 | $ 0.09 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.14 | $ 0.21 | $ 1.56 | $ 1.56 | 30% | dolphin mark | ||
| 1989 | 139 996 449 | $ 0.06 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.14 | $ 0.14 | $ 0.29 | $ 1.02 | $ 2.90 | 27% | dolphin mark | ||
| 1990 | 50 000 011 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.26 | $ 0.33 | $ 1.04 | 16% | dolphin mark | |||
| 1991 | 39 990 011 | $ 0.05 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.26 | $ 6.24 | 16% | dolphin mark | ||||
| 1991 | 2 500 | 0.3% | dolphin mark, axis: medal alignment | |||||||||
| 1991 | 6 232 | 0.4% | dolphin mark, proof | |||||||||
| 1992 | 89 965 011 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.33 | $ 0.33 | $ 0.33 | 21% | dolphin mark | |||
| 1992 | 2 698 | 0.3% | dolphin mark, axis: medal alignment | |||||||||
| 1992 | 4 938 | 0.4% | dolphin mark, proof | |||||||||
| 1993 | 109 970 011 | $ 0.15 | $ 0.15 | $ 0.15 | $ 0.26 | $ 1.89 | $ 1.89 | 22% | dolphin mark | |||
| 1993 | 3 095 | 0.3% | dolphin mark, axis: medal alignment | |||||||||
| 1993 | 5 309 | 0.4% | dolphin mark, proof | |||||||||
| 1994 | 79 973 368 | $ 0.08 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.20 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.76 | $ 3.12 | 20% | bee mark | ||
| 1994 | 60 000 000 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.21 | $ 6.24 | 14% | dolphin mark | ||||
| 1994 | 4 566 | 0.3% | proof | |||||||||
| 1995 | 109 979 011 | $ 0.09 | $ 0.19 | $ 0.20 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.77 | $ 1.04 | 21% | bee mark | ||
| 1995 | 4 796 | 0.4% | bee mark, proof | |||||||||
| 1996 | 139 984 011 | $ 0.04 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.58 | $ 0.58 | 27% | bee mark | ||
| 1996 | 5 319 | 0.6% | bee mark, proof | |||||||||
| 1997 | 6 436 | 0.7% | bee mark, proof | |||||||||
| 1997 | 436 231 513 | $ 0.09 | $ 0.14 | $ 0.14 | $ 0.14 | $ 0.18 | $ 0.36 | $ 2.08 | 32% | bee mark; 2 varieties (see comments) | ||
| 1998 | 25 000 | $ 21 | 0.5% | bee mark, BU | ||||||||
| 1998 | 7 404 | 0.5% | bee mark, In Sets only | |||||||||
| 1999 | 25 500 | $ 31 | 0.5% | bee mark, BU | ||||||||
| 1999 | 10 000 | 0.5% | bee mark, In Sets only | |||||||||
| 2000 | 15 000 | $ 5.15 | 0.5% | bee mark, proof | ||||||||
| 2000 | 85 385 000 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.17 | $ 1.56 | 17% | spaced date (4.2mm) and the mint mark bee further from the spike | |||
| 2000 | $ 10 | 0.8% | spaced date (5mm) and the mint mark bee closer to the ear | |||||||||
| 2001 | 100 000 | 0.09% | (fr) BU | |||||||||
| 2001 | 125 000 | $ 7.28 | 2% | horseshoe mark | ||||||||
| 2001 | 35 000 | $ 8.57 | 0.6% | horseshoe mark, proof | ||||||||
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