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France 5 cents 1978 - Marianne

France · 1978 · 5 centimes
Common
€0.15minimum price
148,490,000coins minted
N2 KM933
RAIn my collection · album RARA-KOCA4
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The coin's story

Issued under the Fifth Republic, the 5 cents 1978 extends the Marianne series, symbol of republican modernity, hit to nearly 150 million copies and used daily by the French.

    Obverse

    REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE LAGRIFFOUL

    Profile of Marianne on the left, hair in the wind; legend « REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE », signature « LAGRIFFOUL ».

    HLEngraved by Henri Lagriffoul

    Reverse

    LIBERTE·EGALITE·FRATERNITE 5 CENTIMES 1978

    Value « 5 CENTIMES » with spike and olive branch, motto « LIBERTE·EGALITE·FRATERNITE », date « 1978 » at the bottom.

    ADEngraved by Adrien Dieudonné

    Specifications

    • Denomination5 centimes
    • Year1978
    • Mintage148,490,000
    • MintMonnaie de Paris
    • MaterialCupro-aluminium-nickel
    • ShapeRound
    • Diameter17 mm
    • Thickness1.3 mm
    • Weight2 g
    • EdgePlain
    • ScriptsLatin

    Actual size

    5 centimes 17 mm 2 € 25.75 mm 1 € 23.25 mm

    Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 1.3 mm.

    Composition

    Aluminium100 %

    Reference catalogues

    N2Numista KM933Krause (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 20 centimes1981 · 23.5 mm 10 francs1982 · 26 mm 10 francs1983 · 26 mm 10 francs1983 · 26 mm 2 francs1980 · 26.5 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 1980France 5 cents 1980 - Marianne 1981France 20 cents 1981 - Marianne

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    18481992

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