France 1983 10 francs KM-953

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen is from a type struck to commemorate the bicentennial of the birth of the author Stendhal. Along with this type was the regular Mathieu type (F.365) struck 1974-87 and a commemorative for the balloonists Montgolfier (KM 952). This module was last used in 1988 and the French franc retired in favor of the euro in 2002.

Recorded mintage: 3,000,972 plus 4,000 patterns.

Specification: 10 g, copper-nickel, 26 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: F.368/3, KM 953.

Source:

• 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.

Link to:

• 1982 10 francs, Gambetta
• 1983 5 centimes
• 1983 10 francs, Montgolfier
• 1984 10 francs, Mathieu
• 1984 10 francs, François Rude
• 1985 10 francs, Mathieu, struck in platinum
• Coins and currency dated 1983