| Issuer | France |
| Year | 1989 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
| Value | 1 Franc |
| Currency | New franc (1960-2001) |
| Composition | Nickel |
| Weight | 6 g |
| Dimensions | 24 mm |
| Thickness | 1.75 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Claudine Béréchel |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | GEM#106.3 , Gad 1789#477 |
| Obverse description | The face value, within a wreath formed by two laurel branches, is surrounded by the inscription `REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE.` |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE. 1 FRANC ESSAI 1989 |
| Reverse description | Three figures representing the clergy, nobility and Third Estate in the salle des menus plaisirs at Versailles with the caption: `CONVOCATION DES ÉTATS GÉNÉRAUX 5 MAI 1789`. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | CONVOCATION DES ÉTATS GÉNÉRAUX 5 MAI 1789 BÉRÉCHEL |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
| Mintage | 1989 - (fr) Essai - 1 850 |
| Catalog ID | 9102012980 |
| Comments |
