France 2006 10 cent

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The specimen shown is an example of a type struck in France. France began minting euros in 1999. The obverse image is loosely based on the iconic La Semuese of Oscar Roty.

Recorded mintage: 60,223,009 plus 75,000 BU.

Specification: 4.07 g., Brass, 19.7 mm. Obv: The seed sower divides date and RF by Laurent Jorio after Oscar Roty; Rev: Denomination and globe by Luc Luycx; Edge: grooved.

Catalog reference: Gad-4a, KM 1285.

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, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.

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• 2003 10 cent
• 2006 cent
• Italy 2006 10 cent
• 2006 100 euro, bicentennial of the birth of Benjamin Franklin
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