FRENCH COIN COLLECTING ?
Recent French Coins
| Recent coins, from 1900 to present-day, may have been held by De Gaulle and by Jean Marais, J-L Godard, Jean Cocteau, Marcel Marceau and the Commandant Cousteau. |
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A silver 'Charlemagne' 100-franc piece. |
A silver 'André Malraux'
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A trial 20-franc piece of 1973, the rarest coin
of the 5th Republic. Less than twenty examples of this coin were
brought out. |
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A 10-franc piece, commemorating 1000 years of French monarchy. Struck in large numbers. |
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A 5-franc piece, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Eiffel Tower. |
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| The exact figures for the production of commemorative coins have not yet been publicly announced, but we know that certain commemorative coins, struck in precious metals, exist in reality in less than 500 examples, even though their official (and only published ) production might be five or ten thousand examples. |
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The tri-metallic, 'Pierre de Coubertin' 20-franc piece. |
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The 1986 'Statue of Liberty' 100-franc piece, commemorating the independance of the United States of America. |
