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France 20 cents 1981 - Marianne

France · 1981 · 20 centimes
Common
€0.10minimum price
124,974,000coins minted
N4 KM930
RAIn my collection · album RARA-WEIM4
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The coin's story

The 20 cents of 1981 embody the monetary continuity of the Fifth Republic. With more than 83 million copies, it illustrates the daily use of French coins at the dawn of the 1980s.

    Obverse

    REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE LAGRIFFOUL

    Profile of Marianne on the left, with a phrygian hat, drapery in the wind. Legend « REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE », signature « LAGRIFFOUL » at the base.

    HLEngraved by Henri Lagriffoul

    Reverse

    LIBERTE·EGALITE·FRATERNITE 20 CENTIMES 1981

    Value « 20 CENTIMES » surrounded by wheat and olive branch, motto « LIBERTE·EGALITE·FRATERNITE », date « 1981 » at the bottom.

    ADEngraved by Adrien Dieudonné

    Specifications

    • Denomination20 centimes
    • Year1981
    • Mintage124,974,000
    • MintMonnaie de Paris
    • MaterialCopper-aluminium-nickel
    • ShapeRound
    • Diameter23.5 mm
    • Thickness1.4 mm
    • Weight4 g
    • EdgePlain
    • ScriptsLatin

    Actual size

    20 centimes 23.5 mm 2 € 25.75 mm 1 € 23.25 mm

    Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 1.4 mm.

    Composition

    Aluminium100 %

    Reference catalogues

    N4Numista KM930Krause (Standard Catalog of World Coins)

    Same country, same period at the scale of real diameters

    5 centimes1978 · 17 mm 5 centimes1980 · 17 mm 10 centimes1976 · 20 mm 10 francs1986 · 21 mm 10 francs1986 · 21 mm 20 centimes1981 · 23.5 mm 10 francs1982 · 26 mm 10 francs1983 · 26 mm

    By the same engraver: Henri Lagriffoul 6 coins

    1963France 50 cents 1963 - Marianne (Error 4 folds in collar) 1970France 20 cents 1970 - Marianne 1976France 10 cents 1976 - Marianne 1978France 5 cents 1978 - Marianne 1980France 5 cents 1980 - Marianne

    France in the collection All 82 coins →

    18481992

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