View source for France 1985 10 francs KM-956

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This specimen is a circulating commemorative struck for [[France]] at the Paris mint in 1985. It honors the centennial of the death of author Victor Hugo. It accompanied the regular "hexagon" ten francs ([[France 1985 10 francs|KM 940]]). Precious metal versions were made for collectors and insiders.

''Recorded mintage:'' 10,000,511.

''Specification:'' 10 g, aluminum nickel bronze, 26 mm diameter.

''Catalog reference:'' Gad-819, F.370/3 & 4 (edge lettering up or down), KM 956, KM 956a (silver), KM P949 (silver piefort), KM P950 (gold), KM P951 (platinum).

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Gadoury, Victor, ''Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd.,'' Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
* Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, ''Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies,''  Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

''Link to:''
* [[France 1984 10 francs KM-954|1984 10 francs, François Rude]]
* [[France 1985 1/2 franc]], struck in platinum
* [[France 1985 franc]], struck in platinum
* [[France 1985 2 francs]], struck in platinum
* [[France 1985 5 francs]], struck in platinum
* [[France 1985 10 francs|1985 10 francs, Mathieu, struck in platinum]]
* [[France 1985 100 francs KM-957|1985 100 francs, Emile Zola, struck in silver]]
* [[France 1985 100 francs Fr-600|1985 100 francs, Emile Zola, struck in gold]]
* [[France 1985 100 francs KM-P970|1985 100 francs, Pantheon, struck in platinum]]
* [[France 1986 10 francs KM-958|1986 10 francs, Robert Schuman]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1985]]

[[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]][[Category: Base metal coinage of France]]