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French euro coins feature three separate designs for the three series of coins. The minor series was designed by Fabienne Courtiade, the middle one by Laurent Jurio and the major two coins are by Joaquin Jimenez.
There are eight euro coin denominations, ranging from one cent to two euro [1] (the euro is divided into a hundred cents). The coins first came into use in 2002. They have a common reverse, portraying a map of Europe, but each country in the eurozone has its own design on the obverse, which means that each coin has a variety of different designs in circulation at once.
The Paris Mint and the national postal service said Tuesday that 5-euro and 15-euro coins will be available in silver while the 100-euro coin will be in gold. Interesting enough, a further limited set of gold and silver coins will be issued by 2010, with the highest value a gold 500-euro coin was also recently announce by the French Mint. [2]
Luxembourg euro coins dated 2007-2008 were produced at Monnaie de Paris, in Pessac, France and bear the mint master mark of Hubert Larivière, Director of the Paris Mint. As of 2009, coins are again minted at the Royal Dutch Mint in Utrecht, the Netherlands.
France has a rich selection of Gold and Silver commemorative coins. These coins are minted by Monnaie de Paris , which is a state owned industrial and commercial company. 2002
Austerlitz-Bicentennial of the victory Designer: Mint: - Value: €20.00 Alloy: Gold 920/1000 Quantity: 5,000 Quality: Proof Issued: 2005 Diameter: 31 Weight: 17 Market Value: This coin follows that emitted in 2004 for the bicentenary of the crowning of the Emperor.
As the earliest Euro coins were issued in 2002, some countries became eligible to change their designs in 2017. San Marino was the first to do so, in 2017. France revised the design of their €1 and €2 coins in 2022, and the 10c, 20c, and 50c coins in 2024.
The vast majority of the Irish coins are made of silver, only since 2006 have Irish euro collectors' coins been seen in gold. In 2003, a very special coin was issued, the only one with a face value of €5 minted so far, and the only one made of two colors (not to be confused with bimetal coins), using alloys of other materials.
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