France 1996 5 francs

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen commemorates the bicentennial of the first issue of the Hercules five francs. It was demonetized in 2005 after the introduction of the euro. It is common.

Recorded mintage: 4,978,743 plus 1,850 essais.

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

Catalog reference: Gad-777, F.345/2, KM 1155.

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:

• 1994 20 centimes
• 1994 20 francs
• 1994 5 francs, Voltaire
• 1994 gold 500 francs, Élysée Treaty
• 1996 10 centimes
• 1996 50 francs, World Cup of soccer
• 1996 500 francs/75 euro, Rodin The Thinker
• 1996 500 francs/75 euro, Michelangelo's David
• 1997 500 francs/75 euro, Michelangelo's David
• 1999 6.55957 francs, 13 g silver
• 1999 6.55957 francs, 22.2 g silver
• 1999 655.957 francs
• Coins and currency dated 1996