10 francs FRANCE (1985) Victor Hugo

10 francs 1985 Victor Hugo - coins of France

diameter:	weight:	thickness:	alloy:
26.0 mm	10.0 g	2.6 mm	Cu₉₂Ni₆Al₂

obverse:

on top of the coin in two lines face value: 10 / FRANCS; in coin centre scene from the novel "Les Miserables"; next to it there is a manustript, a quill and a mask; below signature of Victor Hugo; along the bottom edge: RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE (French Republic) divided by year of issue 1985

reverse:

in the coin centre bust of the writer en face; on the left in three lines: 1885 / - / 1985; along the left edge: VICTOR HUGO; along the right edge a laurel branch

edge:

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

issue date:

withdrawal date:

1 VII 1993

designer:

Claude Lesot (signature G.LESOT along the bottom edge of the obverse)

mint:

La Monnaie de Paris (The Paris Mint), Pessac (mint mark before year of issue 1985 in the obverse, after year of issue privy mark of mint's director Émile Rousseau - dolphin)

mintage:

1985

9 988 011

+ 12 500 in annual boxed sets

mint marks:

interesting facts:

The commemorative coin of 10 francs from 1985 commemorates the 100th anniversary of death of one of the greatest French writers - Victor Hugo (1802-1885).

last update: 20 XI 2013

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