France 2000 cent

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The specimen shown is an example of a type struck in France 1999-2006. France began minting euros in 1999. The visage of Mademoiselle Liberté shown here also appears on the French two and five cent coins. The low relief makes it difficult to obtain a good photograph.

Recorded mintage: 605,232,013 plus 35,000 proofs.

Specification: 2.27 g., Copper Plated Steel, 16.25 mm diameter. Obv: Mlle Liberté by Fabienne Courtiade; Rev: Denomination and globe by Luc Luycx; Edge: Plain.

Catalog reference: KM 1282, Gad-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.

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