| Issuer | France |
| Year | 2002 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Value | 1/4 Euro |
| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
| Composition | Copper-aluminium-nickel |
| Weight | 12.50 g |
| Dimensions | 30 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#1293 |
| Obverse description | This is the first euro collector coin created by children. A contest was organised in French schools. 30 000 children participated. The Jean Jaures school in Bort les Orgues in the center of France drew the coin and the school in Salmagne, east of France, created the card that goes with the coin. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE € |
| Reverse description | Star round resembling childish silhouettes starting from the upper right of the room and rotating in the opposite direction of a watch hand. |
| Reverse script | Latin, Latin (cursive) |
| Reverse lettering | Liberté - Egalité - Fraternité 1/4 EURO 2**2 |
| Edge | Smooth |
| Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
| Mintage | 2002 - In Sets only - 61 431 |
| Catalog ID | 1382847940 |
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