10 Francs

Issuer Djibouti (1977-date)
Year 1977-2017
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 10 Francs
Currency Djibouti Franc (1977-date)
Composition Aluminium bronze (92% Copper, 6% Aluminium, 2% Nickel)
Weight 3 g
Diameter 20 mm
Thickness 1.3 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s) Lucien Georges Bazor
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#23, Schön#20
Obverse description Coat of arms of Djibouti (a laurel wreath around two fists holding a machete, a round shield over a spear and a star on top), date below.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering REPUBLIQUE DE DJIBOUTI 1997
(Translation: REPUBLIC OF DJIBOUTI 1997)
Reverse description Dhow (sailboat) on the foreground with an ocean liner in the harbor in the background, denomination above.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering UNITE · EGALITE · PAIX 10 FRANCS
(Translation: UNITY · EQUALITY · PEACE 10 FRANCS)
Edge Plain
Mint Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage 1977 - - 1 100 000
1977 - KM# E4: Trial strike, Essai - 1 700
1983 - - 900 000
1989 - - 350 000
1991 - - 1 150 000
1996 - - 500 000
1997 - In Sets only - 1 800
1999 - (fr) et 1800 en coffrets - 850 000
2004 - -
2007 - -
2010 - -
2013 - -
2016 - -
2017 - -
Numisquare ID 6724778940
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