5 centimes FRANCE (1961-1964)
diameter: | weight: | thickness: | alloy: |
19.0 mm | 3.4 g | 1.85 mm | steel |
obverse:
in the coin centre ear of cereal with leaves; along the top edge: RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE (French Republic)
reverse:
in the coin centre large face value: 5; along the bottom edge: CENTIMES; along the top edge year of issue
edge:
plain
issue date:
27 VII 1961
withdrawal date:
19 I 1966
designer:
Atelier de gravure (group of designers of the Paris Mint) (group's symbol - rosette - below the right ear's leaf in the obverse)
mint:
La Monnaie de Paris (The Paris Mint), Paris (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)
mintage:
1961 | 39 000 000 | |
1962 | 166 360 000 | |
1963 | 71 900 000 | |
1964 | 126 480 000 | + 25 600 in annual boxed sets |
mint marks:
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 |
interesting facts:
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.
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.
last update: 20 XI 2013
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