Country:

France

Series:

1982~1998 - Circulation Commemoratives

Catalog codes:

Colnect codes FR-000066
World Coins km1160

Variants:

2

Themes:

Anniversaries and Jubilees | Economists | Legends | Plants (Flora) | Women

Issued on:

1996

Last issue date:

1996

Distribution:

Circulating Commemorative

Mints:

Monnaie de Paris (A), Paris, France

Composition:

Nickel

Edge:

Reeded/grained

Orientation:

Coin alignment ↑O↓

Shape:

Circular

Rim:

Raised. Not decorated. Both sides

Weight:

6 grams

Diameter:

24 mm

Thickness:

1.7 mm

Face value:

1 F - French franc

Known mintage:

2,976,000

Composition Details:

~ 99% nickel

Related items:

Coin (Related): Various Francs (Mint set 1996 - Anniversaries) (France, France)

Description:

Obverse: The three-quarter face portrait of the economist Jacques Rueff (initiator of the new franc) and at left in the background, the "Semeuse" (evocation of the franc), engraver at right pRODIER (Pierre Rodier), at bottom, subject and dates of his life 1896 JACQUES RUEFF 1996. State name at top RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE(French Republic)
Reverse: An allegorical figure symbolizing Liberty stands between a laurel and oak branches, images of glory and strength, divides the reeded value 1 F (Franc), mintmarks at bottom, left Cornucopia and privy mark at right, Bee (b. Pierre Rodier 1994-99) divides the date 19 96. Motto LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ (liberty equality fraternity)