France 1994 5 francs KM-1063

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen commemorates the three hundredth anniversary of the birth of French author and gadfly Voltaire. It was demonetized in 2005 after the introduction of the euro. It is common.

Recorded mintage: 15,000,031.

Specification: 10 g, nickel-plated copper-nickel, 29 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: F.344/2, KM 1063.

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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