France 1965 centime

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen is a common date of a type struck at the Paris mint 1962-2001. Struck in large numbers in the sixties and seventies, in later years inflation caused the mint to skip years where possible. Altho all dates were struck for the mint sets sold to collectors (whence came the specimen shown), the last date struck for circulation was 1979. The French five centimes of 1961-64 shares this stainless steel design.

Recorded mintage: 47,834,000.

Specification: 1.65 g, stainless steel, 15 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: F.106/10, KM 928.

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:

• 1964 centime
• 1964 50 centimes
• 1965 ½ franc
• 1965 5 francs
• 1965 10 francs
• 1966 5 centimes, struck in gold
• 1966 ½ franc
• 1970 centime
• Coins and currency dated 1965