10 Francs - Silver Piedfort

10 Francs - Silver Piedfort - obverse10 Francs - Silver Piedfort - reverse

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Features

Issuer France
Period Fifth Republic (1958-date)
Type Pattern
Years 1974-1987
Value 10 Francs (10 FRF)
Currency New franc (1960-2001)
Composition Silver (.925)
Weight 23.2 g
Diameter 26 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
78447
References KM# 940,
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.
F# 365,
Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc (10th edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.
GadR# 814
Francesco Pastrone, Christian Charlet; 2018. Monnaies royales françaises : Louis XIII à Louis XVI, 1610-1712 : cuivre, billon, argent, or. Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco.

Obverse

An outline of France, the country name around the rim, and the date at the bottom

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
Mathieu
1977

Translation:
French Republic
Mathieu
1977

Engraver: Georges Mathieu

Reverse

The value with an industrial scene in the background

Script: Latin

Lettering: 10 FRANCS

Engraver: Georges Mathieu

Mint

Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1974  491 13%
1975  500 18%
1976  121 32%
1977  146 12%
1978  345 18%
1979  700 21%
1980  730 24%
1981  365 1.5%
1982  239 3%
1983  454 1.5%
1984  79 9%
1985  120 1.5%
1987  50 7%

Frequencies show the percentage of Numista users who own each year or variety among all the users who own this coin. Since some users own several versions, the sum may be greater than 100%.

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