France 1989 100 francs KM-970

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This issue, an NCLT, honors the bicentennial of the declaration of the rights of man. The bust shown was designed by Augustin Dupré in the 1790's and used on the silver écu of the day. It reappeared on several gold coins of the Third Republic. This type was demonetized with the coming of the euro and now trades for bullion. This type was also struck in gold and is rare thus.

Recorded mintage: 4,834,611.

Specification: 31 mm diameter, 15 g, 0.900 fine silver, plain edge.

Catalog reference: F.457/2; KM-970.

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:

• 1988 100 francs, Fraternité
• 1989 20 centimes
• 1989 2 francs
• 1989 5 francs, Eiffel Tower
• 1989 10 francs, Génie de la Bastille
• 1989 10 francs, Montesquieu
• 1990 100 francs, Charlemagne
• Coins and currency dated 1989
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