1974 FRANCE 20 CENTIMES

Obverse © nordboutik59 – Reverse © Jérémy Pureur

Features

Issuer	France
Ruling authority	Fifth Republic (1958-date)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1962-2001
Value	20 Centimes (0.20 FRF)
Currency	New franc (1960-2001)
Composition	Copper-aluminium-nickel (92% Copper, 6% Aluminium, 2% Nickel)
Weight	4 g
Diameter	23.5 mm
Thickness	1.4 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	17 February 2002
Number	N# 4
References	Franc 2014# 156, Gad 1789# 332, Schön# 230, KM# 930

Series: 20 centimes Marianne

Obverse

Marianne in left profile wearing the Phrygian cap of liberty, a national emblem of France, is surrounded with the lettering: "REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE" (French Republic)

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
LAGRIFFOUL

Translation: French Republic

Engraver: Henri Lagriffoul

Reverse

The face value is surrounded with a wheat ear, an olive branch and the French motto: "LIBERTE - EGALITE - FRATERNITE" (liberty, equality, fraternity)

Script: Latin

Lettering:
A.DIEUDONNE
LIBERTE·EGALITE
·FRATERNITE·
20
CENTIMES
1968

Translation:
Liberty, Equality
Fraternity

Engraver: Adrien Dieudonné

Edge

Plain

© Cyrillius

Mint

Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)

Marks

	Raymond Joly, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1958-1974)
	Émile Rousseau, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1974-1994)
	Pierre Rodier, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1994-2000)
	Gérard Buquoy, Head of the engraving department, Monnaie de Paris (2000-2002)

Comments

Different privy marks throughout mintages:
Owl 1962-74 Raymond Joly
Dolphin 1975-94 Rousseau
Bee 1994-2000 Pierre Rodier
Horseshoe 2001 Gérard Buquoy

Variante pour 1997

Variante pour 2000