1 franc FRANCE (1992) 200 Years of French Republic

1 franc 1992 - 200 Years of French Republic - coins of France

diameter:	weight:	thickness:	alloy:
24.0 mm	6.0 g	1.8 mm	Ni₉₈

obverse:

in the coin centre personification of France - bust of Marianne in a Phrygian cap facing left; along the left edge: REPUBLIQUE, along the right: FRANÇAISE • * (French Republic); ring of cones at the edge

reverse:

in the coin centre in two lines face value: 1 / FRANC surrounded by a laurel wreath; along the top edge motto of France: LIBERTE • EGALITE • FRATERNITE (liberty, equality, fraternity); along the bottom edge year of issue 1992; ring of cones at the edge

edge:

reeded

issue date:

withdrawal date:

18 II 2002

designer:

Atelier de gravure (group of designers of the Paris Mint) based on design of Augustin Dupré (stylised signature DUPRÉ below Marianne in the obverse), Atelier de gravure (group of designers of the Paris Mint) based on design of Pierre Joseph Tiolier

mint:

La Monnaie de Paris (The Paris Mint), Pessac (mint mark before year of issue in the reverse, after year of issue privy mark of mint's director Emile Rousseau - dolphin)

mintage:

1992	30 000 033

mint marks:

interesting facts:

On September 22, 1792 the people of France abolished the monarchy and proclaimed a new constitution, which begun the First French Republic. The commemorative coin of 1 franc from 1992 commemorates these events.

last update: 20 XI 2013

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