1 centime FRANCE (1962-2001)

in the coin centre ear of cereal with leaves; along the top edge: RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE (French Republic)

in the coin centre large face value: 1; along the bottom edge: CENTIME; along the top edge year of issue

plain

27 VII 1961

18 II 2002

Atelier de gravure (group of designers of the Paris Mint) (group's symbol - rosette - below the right ear's leaf in the obverse)

La Monnaie de Paris (The Paris Mint), Paris (until 1972) or Pessac (from 1973) (mint mark on the left side of the face value in the reverse, on the right side of the face value privy mark of mint's director Raymond Joly - owl - in years 1962-1974, Emile Rousseau - dolphin - in years 1975-1993, Pierre Rodier - bee - in years 1994-2000 or Gérard Buquoy - horseshoe - in 2001)

1962	34 200 000	owl
1963	16 811 000	owl
1964	22 654 000	owl	+ 25 600 in annual boxed sets
1965	47 799 000	owl	+ 35 000 in annual boxed sets
1966	19 688 088	owl	+ 7 171 in annual boxed sets
1967	52 307 912	owl	+ 2 305 in annual boxed sets
1968	40 890 000	owl	+ 3 000 in annual boxed sets
1969	35 430 000	owl	+ 6 050 in annual boxed sets
1970	29 600 000	owl	+ 10 000 in annual boxed sets
1971	3 070 000	owl	+ 12 000 in annual boxed sets
1972	1 000 000	owl	+ 15 000 in annual boxed sets
1973	1 727 000	owl	+ 79 000 in annual boxed sets
1974	7 850 011	owl	+ 98 800 in annual boxed sets
1975	720 011	dolphin	+ 52 000 in annual boxed sets
1976	4 448 211	dolphin	+ 37 500 in annual boxed sets
1977	6 400 011	dolphin	+ 25 000 in annual boxed sets
1978	1 318 011	dolphin	+ 24 000 in annual boxed sets
1979	2 172 011	dolphin	+ 40 500 in annual boxed sets
1980	-	dolphin	+ 60 000 in annual boxed sets
1981	24 011	dolphin	+ 26 000 in annual boxed sets
1982	41 411	dolphin	+ 27 500 in annual boxed sets
1983	84 411	dolphin	+ 16 561 in annual boxed sets
1984	37 011	dolphin	+ 13 836 in annual boxed sets
1985	8 011	dolphin	+ 12 500 in annual boxed sets
1986	-	dolphin	+ 15 000 in annual boxed sets
1987	81 011	dolphin	+ 11 956 in annual boxed sets
1988	85 011	dolphin	+ 10 565 in annual boxed sets
1989	83 011	dolphin	+ 11 438 in annual boxed sets
1990	5 011	dolphin	+ 10 000 in annual boxed sets
1991	2 511	dolphin	+ 2 500 in annual boxed sets
1992	65 010	dolphin	+ 2 698 in annual boxed sets
1993	21 307	dolphin	+ 3 095 in annual boxed sets
1994	-	bee	+ 3 707 in annual boxed sets
1995	15 011	bee	+ 4 000 in annual boxed sets
1996	12 013	bee	+ 5 000 in annual boxed sets
1997	-	bee	+ 15 000 in annual boxed sets
1998	-	bee	+ 25 000 in annual boxed sets
1999	-	bee	+ 25 000 in annual boxed sets
2000	-	bee	+ 50 000 in annual boxed sets
2001	-	horseshoe	+ 125 000 in annual boxed sets

1969 - second digit 9 in year of issue small or digit 9 large;

In years 1991, 1992 and 1993 there exist coins with reverses not rotated by 180° in respect to obverses (medal alignment in American terminology), 2500, 2698 and 3095 pieces were produced in respective years and placed 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

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.