5 Euros Cancer

Issuer France
Year 2024
Type Non-circulating coin
Value 5 Euros
Currency Euro (2002-date)
Composition Bimetallic: copper-nickel clad nickel centre in nickel brass ring
Weight 11.7 g
Diameter 29 mm
Thickness
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s) Joaquin Jimenez
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#3478
Obverse description Face value surrounded by two branches, one oak, the other laurel, which evoke the Euro symbol. The entire reverse motif is framed by 'REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE' as well as a collection of lines representing France.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering RÉPUBLIQUE EURO 5 FRANÇAISE 2025
Reverse description A wheel of the zodiac signs engraved on the coin's gold-colored crown. One sign stands out from the background in particular due to its larger size and a sandblasted background, which is different from the smoother background of the others. This is the symbol for Cancer. The lower part of the wheel is immersed in a wave, referring to water, the element of this sign. A crab, whose entire body is decorated with ornamental lines, displays all its limbs in the center of the design. In the background, we recognize a starry sky in which the constellation of Cancer is traced.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering ♈︎ ♉︎ ♊︎ ♋︎ ♌︎
Edge Plain
Mint Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage 2025 (2024) - - 25 000
Numisquare ID 9813720500
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