France 1978 5 francs

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen is a common date of a type struck at the Paris mint for France 1970-76, 1978, 1987 and 1990-95. Other dates exist but are only available from FDC sets. The mint's attempt to circulate a silver five francs in 1960-65 having proved a failure, the denomination was converted to base metal in 1970. The original Roty design, called La Semeuse, appeared on half, one and two francs of 1898-1920.

Recorded mintage: 30,046,011.

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

Catalog reference: F.341/10, 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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