France 1994 1/2 franc

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen is a common date of a type struck for France at the Paris mint 1964-2001. Some of the later dates after 1978 are only available from FDC sets. The original Roty design, called La Semeuse, appeared on half, one and two francs of 1898-1920. In 1994, engraver general Pierre Rodier (bee) succeeded Emile Rousseau (dolphin) and both privy marks appear on coins of that year.

Recorded mintage: 10,000,000 (dolphin) + 29,975,818 (bee).

Specification: 4.5 g, nickel, 19.5 mm diameter, after a design by Oscar Roty (1846-1911).

Catalog reference: F.198/36, KM 931.1.

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:

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