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100 Francs Piedfort silver
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1974 |
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| Currency | Franc (1921-1982) |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing effigy of Marianne wearing a Phrygian cap, with flowing hair rendered in fine detail, set against a mirror-like proof field. The engraver's signature R·JOLY appears in small letters to the right of the bust. The circular legend RÉPVBLIQVE FRANÇAISE arcs around the upper periphery, with the date 1974 placed in the lower exergual area flanked by two pellets. The rim is decorated with a continuous geometric zigzag or chevron pattern. |
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| Mintage | 1974 - - 500 |
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Piedforts — coins struck at double (or greater) thickness using standard dies — were revived by the Monnaie de Paris in the early 1970s as limited collector issues after a gap of several centuries in French production. The 1974 program was among the earliest of this modern piedfort series, effectively relaunching a format the Paris mint had largely abandoned since the 17th century.
KM#PE10 is documented with extremely low production numbers, though precise mintage figures for early Monnaie de Paris piedforts are inconsistently recorded across references.