Euro coins of France
The euro replaced in 2002 the French franc (FRF), with an exchange rate of 1 EUR = 6.55957 FRF
The choice of the French euro national side was done by a committee chaired by the Minister for Economic Affairs and Finance and the Director of the French mint, Emmanuel Constant, the engraver Pierre Rodier, members of the European Commission and Parliament, as well representatives of various professional groups. The selected design were:
- 1, 2 and 5 euro cents: Marianne, a symbol used in the coins already in French francs. The design is the work of the engraver of the Paris Mint Fabienne Courtiade;
- 10, 20 and 50 euro cents: Drills, theme designed by Laurent Jorio, but this already famous for its use in the French franc;
- 1 and 2 euro: designed by the artist Joaquim Jimenez, have the tree of life contained in a hexagon surrounded by the motto "Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité" of the French Revolution.
All coins have also the 12 stars of the European Union, the year of minting, the national symbol "RF", the symbol of the mint and the one of the Director of the Mint.
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| 1 cent 2002- 16,25 mm 2,30 g steel, copper |
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| 2 cents 2002- 18,75 mm 3,06 g steel, copper |
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| 5 cents 2002- 21,25 mm 3,92 g steel, copper |
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| 10 cents 2002- 19,75 mm 4,10 g Nordic gold |
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| 20 cents 2002- 22,25 mm 5,74 g Nordic gold |
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| 50 cents 2002- 24,25 mm 7,80 g Nordic gold |
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| 1 euro 2002- 23,25 mm 7,50 g nickel, brass, copper |
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| 2 euro 2002- 25,75 mm 8,50 g nickel, brass, copper |
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2 euro commemorative coins
| 2007 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome |
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| 2008 French Presidency of the Council of the European Union |
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| 2009 10th anniversary of Economic and Monetary Union |
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| 2010 70th anniversary of the Appeal of June 18 |
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| 2011 30th anniversary of the Day of Music |
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| 2012 100th anniversary of the birth of Abbé Pierre |
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| 2012 Ten years of the Euro |
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| 2013 50th anniversary of the signing of the Élysée Treaty |
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| 2013 150th anniversary of the birth of Pierre de Coubertin |
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| 2014 World AIDS Day |
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| 2014 70th anniversary of the Normandy landings |
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| 2015 30th Anniversary of the Flag of Europe |
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| 2015 70 Years of Peace in Europe |
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| 2015 225. Anniversary of Fête de la Fédération |
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| 2016 100 years since the birth of François Mitterrand |
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| 2016 XV European Football Championship |
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| 2017 100 years since the death of Auguste Rodin |
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| 2017 25 years of Breast cancer awareness |
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| 2018 Bleuet de France |
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| 2018 Simone Veil |
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| 2019 30 years since the Fall of the Berlin Wall |
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| 2019 60 years since the creation of Asterix |
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| 2020 Charles de Gaulle |
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| 2020 Medical Research |
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| 2021 75 years since the foundation of UNICEF |
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| 2022 The 90th anniversary of President Jacques Chirac’s birth |
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| 2022 35 years of the Erasmus programme |
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| 2023 Rugby World Cup France 2023 |
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2024 Summer Olympics
| 2021 Racing Marianne |
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| 2022 The Genius |
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| 2023 The Sower |
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| 2024 Lutte |
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| 2024 The Eiffel Tower |
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