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The specimen shown is a ten centimes of a type struck under the Third Republic of [[France]] 1898-1921. All are Paris mint issues. There are 31 dates in the series, some expensive but only the 1905 is rare. The 1898 is a better date compared to the common issues of the War but is not scarce. The total production for the series is about 122 million. The design was also used on bronze [[France 1899 centime|one]], two and [[France 1898 5 centimes|five centimes]] of the Belle Epoque. All the bronze ten centimes pieces were demonetized in 1935. | The specimen shown is a ten centimes of a type struck under the Third Republic of [[France]] 1898-1921. All are Paris mint issues. There are 31 dates in the series, some expensive but only the 1905 is rare. The 1898 is a better date compared to the common issues of the War but is not scarce. The total production for the series is about 122 million. The design was also used on bronze [[France 1899 centime|one]], two and [[France 1898 5 centimes|five centimes]] of the Belle Epoque. All the bronze ten centimes pieces were demonetized in 1935. | ||
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* [[France 1898-A 20 francs|1898-A 20 francs]] | * [[France 1898-A 20 francs|1898-A 20 francs]] | ||
* [[France 1899 centime|1899 centime]] | * [[France 1899 centime|1899 centime]] | ||
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* [[Coins and currency dated 1898]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1898]] | ||
[[Category:Base metal coinage of France]][[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]] | [[Category:Base metal coinage of France]][[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:08, 29 June 2025
The specimen shown is a ten centimes of a type struck under the Third Republic of France 1898-1921. All are Paris mint issues. There are 31 dates in the series, some expensive but only the 1905 is rare. The 1898 is a better date compared to the common issues of the War but is not scarce. The total production for the series is about 122 million. The design was also used on bronze one, two and five centimes of the Belle Epoque. All the bronze ten centimes pieces were demonetized in 1935.
Recorded mintage: 2,000,000.
Specification: 10 g, bronze, 30 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by Jean-Baptiste Daniel-Dupuis (1849-99).
Catalog reference: F.136/1, KM 843.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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.
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