10 euro cent FRANCE (od 2007)

in coin centre personification of France - simplified figure of Marianne in Phrygian cap sowing cereal leftwards (La Semeuse), in the background the Sun hidden mostly below the horizon; on the right letters: RF (RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE - French Republic); on the left year of issue; at the edge a ring of twelve five-pointed stars - symbol of the European Union

right from the coin centre face value: 10, below in two lines: EURO / CENT; on the left a map of Europe; in the background of the map vertically six parallel lines ending on both sides with five-pointed stars (the reverse is common for all euro coins)

reeded

1 I 2007

in circulation

Laurent Jorio based on the design of Loius Oscar Roty (vertically over RF in the obverse signature L.JORIO D'AP.O.ROTY - D'APRÉS OSCAR ROTY - based on Oscar Roty), Luc Luycx (initials LL after 10 in the reverse)

La Monnaie de Paris (The Paris Mint), Pessac (mint mark before the Marianne's feet in the obverse, after Marianne's feet privy mark of mint's director Hubert Larivière - horn - in years 2007-2010, or Yves Sampo - rosette - from 2011)

2007	90 095 800	horn	+ 60 000 in annual boxed sets
2008	178 706 400	horn	+ 60 000 in annual boxed sets
2009	142 710 000	horn	+ 60 000 in annual boxed sets
2010	76 000 000	horn	+ 55 500 in annual boxed sets
2011	100 000 000	rosette	+ 45 500 in annual boxed sets
2012	77 000 000	rosette	+ 42 000 in annual boxed sets
2013	135 000 000	rosette	+ 28 000 in annual boxed sets
2014	35 000 000	rosette	+ 28 000 in annual boxed sets
2015	71 000 000	rosette	+ 28 000 in annual boxed sets

Privy marks of the general engravers of the Mint of Paris, which can be found on French coins produced after 1944:

Lucien Bazor	1931-1958		wing
Raymond Joly	1958-1974		owl
Emile Rousseau	1974-1994		dolphin
Pierre Rodier	1994-2000		bee
Gérard Buquoy	2001-2002		horseshoe
Serge Levet	2003		heart
Hubert Larivière	2004-2010		horn
Yves Sampo	from 2011		rosette

Marianne - the allegory of Liberty - the symbol of the culture and the national emblem of France. Her images adorn not only coins, but also stamps, state seals, institutions logos, courts of law. Marianne is presented mostly in the Phrygian cap (cap of liberty). Many monuments and paintings were devoted to her. She is often armed leading the French people to fight for liberty, equality and fraternity. Marianne's image changed over the years. Anonymous Marianne was represented by faces of movie stars such as Brigitte Bardot or Catherine Deneuve. Below the official logo of France and the French government.



The Paris Mint (La Monnaie de Paris) dating back to the 6th century is the oldest French institution, and some would say - oldest institution in the world. The mint office is located in the center of Paris in a complex called Hotel des Monnaies, which was opened on December 20, 1775. A cornucopia is the symbol placed on any coin minted by the Paris Mint from January 1, 1880. The second character visible on coins was a symbol of the general engraver (Graveur general). The tradition of this job dates back to 1547 when Henry II of Valois appointed a general engraver as the only person authorized to create the king's portrait. Only the design prepared by the general engraver could have been copied to the coins stamps in national mints. Starting from 2001, the heads of engravers workshop in the Paris Mint do not hold this traditional title anymore, but their privy marks still appear on French coins next to the mint mark.

The name of the French mint - La Monnaie de Paris - suggests that the plant producing coins is located in the French capital. This is however, only the company name and factories were placed in various French cities. At the moment, the only place producing coins of France (and of some other countries) is Pessac near Bordeaux.