France 1984 20 centimes

from the Stonecat Collection

This specimen is a common date of a type struck at the Paris mint for France 1962-2001. Some of the later dates, such as 1998, 1999 and 2001, are only available from FDC sets. This type was accompanied by a similar five, ten and fifty centimes (until 1964). All were demonetized with the coming of the euro in 2002.

Recorded mintage: 200,000,447.

Specification: 4 g, aluminum-bronze, 23.5 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by Henri Lagriffoul (1907-81) and Adrien Dieudonné (1912-82)

Catalog reference: F.156/24, KM 930, Gad-332.

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.

Link to:

• 1981 20 centimes, struck in silver
• 1984 5 centimes
• 1984 ½ franc
• 1984 10 francs, Mathieu
• 1984 10 francs, François Rude
• 1984 100 francs, Marie Curie
• 1986 20 centimes
• Coins and currency dated 1984
• return to coins of France