10 Francs

Features

Country	France - Modern
Period	Fifth Republic (1958-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1988-2001
Value	10 Francs (10 FRF)
Currency	New franc (1960-2001)
Composition	Bimetallic: nickel center in aluminium-bronze ring
Weight	6.5 g
Diameter	22.86 mm
Thickness	2.1 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	02-17-2005
References	KM# 964.1, Standard Catalog of World Coins by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) Schön# 259, Weltmünzkatalog by Gerhard Schön, Günter Schön (Battenberg Gietl Verlag) F# 375, Le Franc by Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt (Les Chevau-légers) Gad# 827 Monnaies francaises by Francesco Pastrone (Victor Gadoury)

Obverse

A representation of the Génie de la Liberté (the Spirit of Freedom, approximately), a sculpture located at the top of the "July Column" in Paris, is flanked with the letters R and F, the initials of the French Republic. The rim constitutes a striated geometrical pattern.

Lettering: R F

Engraver: Jean Luc Maréchal

Reverse

The face value, crossed out with wide stripes, is surrounded by the French motto: "LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ" (liberty, equality, fraternity)

Lettering:
LIBERTÉ EGALITÉ
10F
1990
FRATERNITÉ

Engraver: Jean Luc Maréchal

Edge

5 groups of reeds

Comments

Different privy marks throughout mintages.
Dolphin 1988-93 Rousseau.
Bee 1994-2000 Pierre Rodier
Horseshoe 2001 Gérard Buquoy

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Year	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
1988	99,992,576	1.81	0.58	1.11	1.11	1.84	3.14	4.43	dolphin mark
1988 ESSAI	1,850								Essai
1989	249,980,449	0.74	0.60	1.11	1.11	1.29	2.37	2.77	dolphin mark
1989					2.22	1.39			dolphin mark, edge variety: 4 x 12 and 1 x 13 reeds
1990	250,000,011		0.69	0.69	0.98	1.77	6.24	6.11	dolphin mark
1991	249,987,011		0.52	1.11	0.59	1.71	3.09		dolphin mark
1991	2,500								dolphin mark, axis: medal alignment
1991	6,232								Proof
1992	99,966,111			1.11	1.11	2.22	3.32		dolphin mark
1992	2,698								dolphin mark, axis: medal alignment
1992	4,938								Proof
1993	3,095								dolphin mark
1993	5,309								Proof
1994	10,000							49.86	bee mark
1994	4,566								Proof; dolphin mark
1995	19,011								bee mark
1995	4,796								Proof; bee mark
1996	17,013								bee mark
1996	5,319								Proof
1997	15,000								bee mark
1997	6,436								Proof
1998	25,000								bee mark
1998	7,404								Proof
1999	25,500							28.25	bee mark
1999	10,000								Proof
2000	28,056,013			2.22	1.66	1.66	7.34	7.76	bee mark
2000	15,000								Proof
2001	125,000							11.08	horseshoe mark
2001	35,000							21.05	Proof

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