FREN
Log in

France 10 francs Montgolfier 1983

France · 1983 · 10 francs
Commemorative coinRare
€1.50minimum price
27,500coins minted
N696 KM952
RAIn my collection · album RARA-NE5UE
Machine translationThis page was translated automatically from French.Read the original in French
Commemorative coin

Bicentennial of the first manned balloon flight (1783-1983).

The coin's story

Commemorative coin of the bicentenary of the first ballooned flight inhabited by the Montgolfier brothers in 1783, obverse with gas balloon pod, reverse with hot air balloon above a crowd.

    Obverse

    CONQVÊTE DE L'ESPACE D.PONCE 1783

    Hot air balloon rising above a loud crowd, legend “CONQVÊTE DE L'ESPACE”, signature D. PONCE and date 1783.

    DPEngraved by Daniel Ponce

    Reverse

    RÉPVBLIQVE FRANÇAISE 10 FRANCS 1983

    Hydrogen balloon pod with passengers, legend “RÉPVBLIQVE FRANÇAISE”, value and date.

    DPEngraved by Daniel Ponce

    Specifications

    • Denomination10 francs
    • Year1983
    • Mintage27,500
    • MintMonnaie de Paris
    • MaterialCopper-aluminium-nickel
    • ShapeRound
    • Diameter26 mm
    • Thickness2.5 mm
    • Weight10 g
    • EdgeDebossed (LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE)
    • ScriptsLatin

    Actual size

    10 francs 26 mm 2 € 25.75 mm 1 € 23.25 mm

    Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 2.5 mm.

    Composition

    Aluminium100 %

    Reference catalogues

    N696Numista KM952Krause (Standard Catalog of World Coins)

    Same country, same period at the scale of real diameters

    5 centimes1978 · 17 mm 5 centimes1980 · 17 mm 10 francs1986 · 21 mm 10 francs1986 · 21 mm 10 francs1988 · 22.3 mm 20 centimes1981 · 23.5 mm 10 francs1982 · 26 mm 10 francs1983 · 26 mm

    France in the collection All 82 coins →

    18481992

    Find this coin elsewhere

    Numista UCoin MA-Shops eBay