10 francs FRANCE (1983) Stendhal

in the coin centre head of French poet and writer en face, on the left his signature; along the left edge in two lines: STENDHAL / 1783-1842, along the bottom edge: RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE (French Republic); ring of pearls and rectangles at the edge

on top of the coin in two lines face value: 10 / FRANCS; below opened book, quill and laurel branch; below year of issue 1983; in the background buildings of St Peter's Basilica in Rome on the left and Milan Cathedral on the right; ring of pearls and rectangles at the edge

plain with concave inscription: LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ (motto of France - liberty, equality, fraternity) divided by olive branch, laurel branch and cereal ear

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1 VII 1993

Jacki Mauviel (signature J.MAUVIEL along the left edge of the reverse)

La Monnaie de Paris (The Paris Mint), Pessac (mint mark at the edge after year of issue 1983 in the obverse, at the edge below Milan Cathedral privy mark of mint's director Émile Rousseau - dolphin)

1983

2 984 411

+ 16 561 in annual boxed sets

The commemorative coin of 10 francs from 1983 commemorates the 200th anniversary of birth of Marie-Henri Beyle (1783-1942) - French writer of the Romantic writing under pen name Stendhal. He was a pioneer of realism in literature. His most famous work is the novel "The red and the black" (Le Rouge et le Noir). He died unappreciated and lonely because he was misunderstood in his time. His work became attractive only in the end of the 19th century.