Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
10 Francs A Century of the Life Sciences
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
|---|---|
| Year | 2000 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | 10 Francs (10 FRF) |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | The obverse features a bold stylized Roman numeral 'XXe' (twentieth century) in the center of the field, with the national motto 'LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE' arranged in a spiral legend encircling the design. The initials 'RF' (Republique Francaise) appear at the top, while the denomination '10F' is inscribed to the left. The date '2000' is incorporated within the spiral legend. The overall design reflects a modernist aesthetic engraved by Joaquin Jimenez. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Issued as part of France's ambitious millennium commemorative program, this piece belongs to a series that Monnaie de Paris produced across multiple themes to mark the year 2000 — an effort that generated dozens of distinct types within a short window and left many issues with modest secondary-market traction. The life sciences theme specifically acknowledges the century of biomedical progress running from Pasteur's institutional dominance of French science through the early decoding of the human genome, a field in which French researchers claimed disproportionate early ground.