France 1998 2 francs KM-1213

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from the Mountain Groan Collection
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This specimen is a type struck at the Paris mint for France in 1998. It honors René Cassin, author of the Declaration of Human Rights enshrined in the UN charter. It was demonetized in 2005.

Recorded mintage: 5,000,013 plus 45,025,013 of the regular issue (F.272/26).

Specification: 7.5 g, nickel, 26.5 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: F.276/1, KM 1213.

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.

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