Difference between revisions of "French ten francs, 1850-2001"

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* [[France 1983 10 francs KM-952|1983 10 francs, Montgolfier]]
 
* [[France 1983 10 francs KM-952|1983 10 francs, Montgolfier]]
 
* [[France 1983 10 francs KM-953|1983 10 francs, Stendhal]]
 
* [[France 1983 10 francs KM-953|1983 10 francs, Stendhal]]
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* [[France 1984 10 francs KM-940|1984 10 francs, Mathieu]]
 
* [[France 1984 10 francs KM-954|1984 10 francs, François Rude]]
 
* [[France 1984 10 francs KM-954|1984 10 francs, François Rude]]
* [[France 1985 10 francs]], struck in platinum
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* [[France 1985 10 francs|1985 10 francs, Mathieu, struck in platinum]]
 
* [[France 1986 10 francs KM-958|1986 10 francs, Robert Schuman, struck in silver]]
 
* [[France 1986 10 francs KM-958|1986 10 francs, Robert Schuman, struck in silver]]
 
* [[France 1986 10 Francs Madam Republic]]
 
* [[France 1986 10 Francs Madam Republic]]

Revision as of 13:06, 2 April 2023

French ten franc pieces 1850-1914 are gold. Pieces issued during 1928-38 are silver and those from the forties and fifties are base metal.

The Fifth Republic was established in 1958, accompanied by a monetary reform. 10 new francs = 1000 old francs. The ten franc pieces issued 1965-75 are silver and were hoarded--they are rarely found circulated.

gold issues

silver issues

base metal

Fifth Republic (1959-2002)