France 2004 cent

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The specimen shown is an example of a type struck in France 1999-2006. France began minting euros in 1999. The visage of Mademoiselle Liberté shown here also appears on the French two and five cent coins. The low relief makes it difficult to obtain a good photograph.

Recorded mintage: 400,032,009 plus 160,000 proofs.

Specification: 2.27 g, Copper Plated Steel, 16.25 mm diameter. Obv: Mlle Liberté by Fabienne Courtiade; Rev: Denomination and globe by Luc Luycx; Edge: Plain.

Catalog reference: KM 1282, Gad-1.

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.

Link to:

• 2000 cent
• 2004 10 euro, Europa
• 2004 20 euro, papal palace in Avignon
• 2004 20 euro, 60th anniversary of the Normandy invasion
• 2004 20 euro, la Semeuse
• 2004 20 euro, Europa
• 2004 20 euro, centennial of the "Entente Cordiale"
• 2004 50 euro, Europa
• 2004 100 euro, Europa
• 2004 100 euro, coronation of Napoleon
• 2006 cent
• Coins and currency dated 2004
• return to coins of France