France 1983 5 centimes

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This issue is a common date of a type struck at the Paris mint for France 1966-2001. Some of the later dates, such as 1989 and 1999-2001, are only available from FDC sets.

Recorded mintage: 132,000,972.

Specification: 2 g, aluminum-bronze, 17 mm diameter, designed by Henri Lagriffoul (1907-81) and Adrien Dieudonné (1912-82).

Catalog reference: F.125/19, KM 933.

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:

• 1981 5 centimes
• 1981 20 centimes, struck in silver
• 1983 10 francs, Montgolfier
• 1983 10 francs, Stendhal
• 1984 5 centimes
• Coins and currency dated 1983