France 1978 10 francs

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The circulation issue was struck for France in large quantities 1974-87 altho some years saw the denomination struck only for collector sets.

Recorded mintage: 97,614,011.

Specification: aluminum copper nickel, 26 mm diameter, 10 g, lettered edge.

Catalog reference: Gad-814, F.365/11 & 12 (edge lettering up or down), KM 940, KM P616 (brass piefort), KM P617 (silver piefort), KM P618 (gold).

Source:

• Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
• Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

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