Obverse description	The Sower, designed by Oscar Roty in 1900: a national emblem of the French Republic
Obverse script	Latin
Obverse lettering	REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE D`APRÈS O.ROTY (Translation: French Republic)
Reverse description	An olive branch and an oak branch, behind the face value, are surrounded with the French motto: `LIBERTE - EGALITE - FRATERNITE` (liberty, equality, fraternity)
Reverse script	Latin
Reverse lettering	LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE 2 FRANCS 1989
Edge	Milled (widely spaced)
Mint	Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage	1977  - (fr) F. 272/1 - Pré-série sans le mot essai - 253 1978  - dolphin mark, Essai - 6 000 1979  - dolphin mark - 130 040 511 1980  - dolphin mark - 100 010 011 1981  - dolphin mark - 120 000 011 1982  - dolphin mark - 90 002 511 1983  - dolphin mark - 90 002 572 1984  - dolphin mark - 50 347 1985  - dolphin mark - 20 011 1986  - dolphin mark - 15 000 1987  - dolphin mark - 92 967 1988  - dolphin mark - 95 576 1989  - dolphin mark - 94 449 1990  - dolphin mark - 15 011 1991  - dolphin mark - 2 511 1991  - dolphin mark, axis: medal alignment - 2 500 1992  - dolphin mark - 65 011 1992  - dolphin mark, axis: medal alignment - 2 698 1993  - dolphin mark - 20 000 1993  - dolphin mark, axis: medal alignment - 3 095 1994  - bee mark - 10 000 1994  - dolphin mark - 9 970 111 1995  - bee mark - 19 011 1996  - bee mark - 11 980 013 1997  - (fr) F.272/25 - BU - 15 000 1997  - bee mark - 9 990 013 1998  - bee mark - 45 025 013 1998  - BU - 25 000 1999  - bee mark, Proof - 25 500 2000  - bee mark - 25 100 013 2000  - BU - 100 000 2001  - horseshoe mark - 125 000
Catalog ID	2424601100
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