France 2006 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 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: 343,010,009 plus 120,000 proofs.

Specification: 2.27 g, Copper Plated Steel, 16.3 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, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.

Link to:

• Spain 2003 cent
• 2004 cent
• 2005 1½ euro, "Frédéric Chopin"
• 2005 20 euro, "Frédéric Chopin"
• 2006 10 cent
• 2006 100 euro, bicentennial of the birth of Benjamin Franklin
• Germany 2007-D cent
• 2008 5 cent
• 2010 cent
• Coins and currency dated 2006
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