France 1964 5 centimes

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen is a common date of a type struck at the Paris mint 1961-64. Struck in large numbers in the early sixties, it was replaced in 1966 with the aluminum bronze Lagriffoul type. As a subdivision of the new franc, it was worth one hundred of the five centimes of the French Third Republic.

Recorded mintage: 126,505,600.

Specification: 3.4 g, stainless steel, 19 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: F.124/6, KM 927.

Source:

• 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.
• Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.

Link to:

• 1963 5 centimes
• 1963 10 centimes
• 1964 centime
• 1964 50 centimes
• 1966 5 centimes, struck in gold
• Coins and currency dated 1964