| Issuer | France |
|---|---|
| Year | 1980 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
| Value | |
| Currency | |
| Composition | Silver (.925) |
| Weight | 6.45 g |
| Diameter | 21 mm |
| Thickness | 2 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Alphonse Lechevrel Reverse: Jean-Bertrand Andrieu |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) |
| Obverse description | Bust turned to the left of Marianne wearing a laurel Phrygian cap. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | REVOLUTION FRANÇAISE ESSAI 1980 D’AP. A.LECHEVREL 1 |
| Reverse description | Scene of the Bastille siege of July 14, 1789, where a crowd of soldiers and armed citizens besiege and penetrate the fortress. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | PRISE DE LA BASTILLE BICENTENAIRE ANDRIEU 1789 m 1989 |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
| Mintage | 1980 - - 25 000 |
| Numisquare ID | 5408622990 |
| Comments |