5 francs FRANCE (1994) Voltaire

5 francs 1994 Voltaire - coins of France

diameter:	weight:	thickness:	alloy:
29.0 mm	10.0 g	2.1 mm	Cu₇₅Ni₂₅ Ni-plated

obverse:

in the coin centre head of French writer facing slightly right; along the top edge: • RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE • (French Republic); along the bottom edge: 1964 VOLTAIRE 1978

reverse:

in the coin centre a quill, below signature of Voltaire; in the background Panteon in Paris - burial place of the writer, on the right face value: 5 F (FRANCS - francs); on top year of issue 1994; along the top edge motto of France: LIBERTÉ • ÉGALITÉ • FRATERNITÉ (liberty, equality, fraternity)

edge:

reeded

issue date:

withdrawal date:

18 II 2002

designer:

Atelier de gravure (group of designers of the Paris Mint - rosette - at Voltaire's ear in the obverse) based on design of Jean-Antoine Houdon

mint:

La Monnaie de Paris (The Paris Mint), Pessac (mint mark below letter "O" in VOLTAIRE in the reverse, below "R" in VOLTAIRE privy mark of mint's director Pierre Rodier - bee)

mintage:

1994	15 000 031

mint marks:

interesting facts:

The commemorative coin of 5 francs from 1994 commemorates the 300th anniversary of birth of Voltaire (actually François-Marie Arouet - 1694-1778) - French writer of the Enlightenment. Below the sculpture of Voltaire by Jean-Antoine Houdon from the late 18th century.

photo: licence CC-BY-SA 3.0

last update: 20 XI 2013

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