French: République française
100 centimes (single: centime) = 1 French franc (plural: francs) [FRF] (until 2002)
100 cents (single: cent) = 1 euro (plural: euro) [EUR]
Symbols: FF, Fr (franc), € (euro)
Official motto:
Languages on coins: French
Alphabets on coins: Latin
Numerals on coins: Western Arabic
Calendars on coins: Gregorian
100 centimes (single: centime) = 1 French franc (plural: francs) [FRF] (until 2002)
100 cents (single: cent) = 1 euro (plural: euro) [EUR]
Symbols: FF, Fr (franc), € (euro)
Official motto:
- Travail, famille, patrie (Labor, family, fatherland): Vichy State
- Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité (Liberty, Equality, Fraternity)
Languages on coins: French
Alphabets on coins: Latin
Numerals on coins: Western Arabic
Calendars on coins: Gregorian
Mint Marks
Koninklijke Munt van België/Monnaie Royal de Belgique, Brussels (BEL): "B" in relief circle |
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (FRA): "A" |
Monnaie de Paris, Pessac/Paris (FRA): Cornucopia |
Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt, Utrecht (NLD): Mast with flag |
Mint Masters (Directeurs d'Atelier)
Bayonne (L):
Bordeaux (K):
Lille (W):
Limoges (I):
Lyon (D):
Nantes (T):
Marseille (MA):
Paris (A):
Jean Lagrange (FRA), 1880-1896, fasces |
Orléans (R):
Rouen (B):
Strasbourg (BB):
Utrecht (Mast with flag):
Gideon Jan Langerak de Marchie Sarvaas (NLD): Fish (poisson) |
Chief engravers (Graveurs généraux)
"Les fonctions de Graveur général des monnaies de France créés par Henri II impliquent la reproduction et la fourniture de tous les coins de monnaies employés dans les ateliers monétaires de l’Empire."
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"The functions of the Graveur général of the Mint of France as instituted by Henry III involves the production and the delivery of all the dies used in the mints of the Empire."
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In chronological order:
Henri Auguste Patey (FRA), 1896 - 1930, torch (torche) |
Raymond Joly (FRA), 1958-1974, owl (chouette) |
Emile Rousseau (FRA), 1974-1994, dolphin (dauphin) |
Pierre Rodier (FRA), 1994 - 2000, bee (abeille) |
Hubert Larivière (FRA), 2004-2011, Horn with waves and fish (cor avec vagues) |
Designer Marks
Georges Lucien Bazor (FRA): "G.B.BAZOR" or superimposed "LB" or "L.BAZOR"
Fabienne Courtiade (FRA): "F. COURTIADE" |
Jean-Baptiste-Daniel Dupuis (FRA): "DANIEL DUPUIS" |
Joaquim Jimenez (FRA): "JIMENEZ" or "J. JIMENEZ" |
Laurent Jorio & Oscar Roty (FRA): "L. JORIO d'ap. O. ROTY" |
Edmond-Émile Lindauer (FRA): "EM LINDAUER" |
Pierre-Alexandre Morlon (FRA): "MORLON" |
Giorgos Stamatopoulos (GRC): Greek capital letters gamma and sigma, "ΓΣ" |
National identification and other marks
Monograms
Latin Abbreviations
FRANC·ET NAVARR·REX·
Latin: Francorum et Navarrae Rex
English: King of France and Navarre
L. XIIII. ROY. DE. FR. ET. DE. NAV.
Latin: Luduvic XIIII Roy de France et de Navarre
English: Louis XIV, King of France and of Navarre
LUDOV·XVI· D·GRATIA
Latin: Ludovic XVI Dei Gratia
English: Louis XVI, by the Grace of God
Latin: Francorum et Navarrae Rex
English: King of France and Navarre
L. XIIII. ROY. DE. FR. ET. DE. NAV.
Latin: Luduvic XIIII Roy de France et de Navarre
English: Louis XIV, King of France and of Navarre
LUDOV·XVI· D·GRATIA
Latin: Ludovic XVI Dei Gratia
English: Louis XVI, by the Grace of God