100 Francs Jean-Jacques Rousseau

€1.00
IssuerFrance
Year2000
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value100 Francs (100 FRF)
CurrencyNew franc (1960-2001)
CompositionSilver (.900)
Weight22.2 g
Dimensions37 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#1980
Obverse descriptionIn circular legend at the bottom `J-J ROUSSEAU` / On the right at the top `RF` / Underneath on 2 lines `1712 1778` / In the center his bust / In the background, Geneva and its lake, from a painting of the time.  Jean-Jacques Rousseau is a Swiss writer and philosopher of French expression.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringRF 1712 1778 J-J ROUSSEAU
Reverse descriptionIn circular legend `LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE` / Below `100 F` and under the date / In the center, representation, in the island of the Poplars in the park of Ermenonville, of the temple of the Philosophy and the old tomb of Rousseau.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringLIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ 100 F 2000
EdgeSmooth
MintMonnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage2000  - Proof - 3 000
Catalog ID8573128750
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