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10 Euros New Franc
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Diameter | 37 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a central composition of an olive branch and two ears of wheat, motifs drawn directly from the reverses of classic French franc coins including the 1 centime, ½ franc, 1 franc, 2 franc, and 5 franc pieces. Encircling the upper listel is the commemorative legend 'CINQUANTIÈME ANNIVERSAIRE DU NOUVEAU FRANC', rendered in the typographic style of the historic 1 centime coinage. The dual dates '1960 2010' appear prominently in the field, marking the fiftieth anniversary of the Franc Pinay, also known as the Franc de Gaulle, introduced by the monetary reform of 1960. The denomination '10 EURO' is inscribed in the lower portion of the reverse. |
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This piece belongs to the "Monnaie de Paris" self-referential series in which the mint issued coins depicting its own history and institutional identity. The "New Franc" theme references the 1960 redenomination under de Gaulle, when 100 old francs were redefined as one nouveau franc — a reform designed to stabilize confidence in French currency following the chronic inflation of the Fourth Republic.
France officially replaced the franc with the euro in 2002, making 2010 an explicitly nostalgic issue with no monetary function beyond legal tender formality.