The French national holiday brings the people of France together in celebration of the Republic. The design shows Marianne, the symbol of the Republic, depicted in profile in a graphic, contemporary style. She is wearing the Phrygian cap. On the right the colored tricolour cockade appears in outline above the letters RF. The year is written in the centre of the coin. The left side features a stanza from the poem ‘Liberté’ by the French poet Paul Eluard, an allusion to the motto of the French Republic. The mint marks appear alongside this extract. The coin’s outer ring bears the 12 stars of the European Union.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
Sur toutes les pages lues
Sur toutes les pages blanches
Pierre sang papier ou cendre
J`écris ton nom
RF
2015
Liberté
Reverse description
A map, next to the face value, shows the European continent without borders.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
2 EURO
LL
Edge
Engraving on fine grooves: the inscription ` 2 ** `, repeated
Mint
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage
2015 - legal tender despite color (BU) - 10 000 2015 - legal tender despite color (proof) - 10 000
