France 1970 franc
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This specimen is a common date of a type struck at the Paris mint for France 1960-2001. Some of the later dates after 1978 are only available from FDC sets. All were demonetized with the coming of the euro in 2002. The original Roty design, called La Semeuse, appeared on half, one and two francs of 1898-1920.
Recorded mintage: 42,570,000.
Specification: 6 g, nickel, 24 mm diameter, after a design by Oscar Roty (1846-1911).
Catalog reference: F.226/15, KM 925.1.
- Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
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