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m (Text replacement - "* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. * Gadoury, Victor, ''Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd.,'' Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019." to "* Gadoury, Victor, ''Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd.,'' Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019. * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications...)
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This specimen is a common date of a type struck at the Paris mint 1970-2001. It superseded a [[France 1969 5 francs|silver five francs]] of similar diameter, issued 1960-69. Some of the later dates after 1978 are only available from FDC sets. The original Roty design, called [[France 1908 franc|La Semeuse]], appeared on [[France|French]] half, one and two francs of 1898-1920.
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This specimen is a common date of a type struck at the Paris mint 1970-2001. It superseded a [[France 1969 5 francs|silver five francs]] of similar diameter, issued 1960-69. Some of the later dates after 1978 are only available from FDC sets. The original Roty design, called [[France 1908 franc|''La Semeuse'']], appeared on [[France|French]] half, one and two francs of 1898-1920.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 45,079,000.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 45,079,000.
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* [[France 1973 franc|1973 1 franc]]
 
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* [[France 1973 10 francs|1973 10 francs]]
 
* [[France 1973 10 francs|1973 10 francs]]
* [[France 1979 5 francs|1979 5 francs]]
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* [[France 1974 5 francs|1974 5 francs]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1973]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1973]]
  
 
[[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 09:04, 12 March 2024

from the Mountain Groan Collection
France 1973 5 francs rev DSLR.jpg

This specimen is a common date of a type struck at the Paris mint 1970-2001. It superseded a silver five francs of similar diameter, issued 1960-69. Some of the later dates after 1978 are only available from FDC sets. The original Roty design, called La Semeuse, appeared on French half, one and two francs of 1898-1920.

Recorded mintage: 45,079,000.

Specification: 10 g, nickel-plated copper-nickel, 29 mm diameter, after a design by Oscar Roty (1846-1911).

Catalog reference: F.341/5, KM 930.

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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.

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