French euro coin
Illustration — French euro starter kit French euro coins feature three separate designs for the three series of coins. The minor series was designed by Fabienne Courtiade, the middle one by Laurent Jurio and the major two coins are by Joaquin Jimenez. All designs share the 12 stars of the EU and the year of imprint as well as the letters "RF" for République Française (French Republic).
French euro coin
Mark Morgan from Trinidad · 1999 Euro (France mint) · CC BY 2.0
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Illustration — French euro starter kit French euro coins feature three separate designs for the three series of coins. The minor series was designed by Fabienne Courtiade, the middle one by Laurent Jurio and the major two coins are by Joaquin Jimenez. All designs share the 12 stars of the EU and the year of imprint as well as the letters "RF" for République Française (French Republic).
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French euro design
French euro design
For images of the common side and a detailed description of the coins, see euro coins. The first sets of euro coins were minted in 1999 and the euro was put into circulation in the eurozone in 2002. Like Belgium, Finland, the Netherlands and Spain, the first euro coins of France are marked 1999, not 2002. To coincide with the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union, and the 20th anniversary of euro coins, the French national designs on the 1 and 2 euro coins have been changed. The new designs were approved by the Council of the European Union on 26 July 2021 and have been revealed to the public on 16 December 2021 ahead of their entry into circulation in 2022. In 2024, new designs for the 10-, 20-, and 50-cent coins will be introduced, featuring Simone Veil on the 10-cent, Josephine Baker on the 20-cent, and Marie Curie on the 50-cent coin. Obverse side
Circulating mintage quantities
Circulating mintage quantities
The following table shows the mintage quantity for all French euro coins, per denomination, per year. • Face Value — €0.01 — €0.02 — €0.05 — €0.10 — €0.20 — €0.50 — €1.00 — €2.00 • 1999 — 794 066 000 — 702 119 000 — 616 242 000 — 447 299 600 — 454 341 200 — 105 803 600 — 301 100 000 — 56 745 000 • 2000 — 605 282 000 — 510 170 000 — 280 114 000 — 297 482 000 — 149 003 600 — 179 546 000 — 297 320 000 — 171 170 000 • 2001 — 300 696 580 — 249 125 580 — 217 339 477 — 144 528 261 — 256 357 108 — 276 302 274 — 150 266 624 — 237 965 793 • 2002 — 296 743 — 186 743 — 186 469 743 — 206 832 743 — 192 182 743 — 226 570 743 — 129 510 743 — 153 793 243 • 2003 — 160 164 339 — 160 209 339 — 101 124 339 — 180 864 339 — 147 339 — 147 339 — 147 339 — 147 339 • 2004 — 400 172 136 — 300 164 136 — 60 302 136 — 1 608 936 — 140 136 — 140 136 — 140 136 — 140 136 • 2005 — 240 289 670 — 260 270 670 — 20 257 670 — 43 660 520 — 83 670 — 83 670 — 83 670 — 83 670 • 2006 — 343 079 927 — 283 247 427 — 132 118 927 — 60 292 927 — 69 927 — 69 927 — 69 927 — 69 927 • 2007 — 320 209 050 — 220 417 050 — 130 129 050 — 90 162 850 — 40 224 650 — 67 050 — 67 050 — 67 050 • 2008 — 462 736 459 — 386 595 359 — 218 295 359 — 178 769 759 — 25 600 959 — 63 359 — 63 359 — 63 359 • 2009 — 436 386 600 — 343 176 600 — 184 766 600 — 142 766 600 — 82 716 600 — 56 600 — 56 600 — 56 600 • 2010 — 335 614 918 — 277 099 918 — 184 290 918 — 76 211 918 — 108 082 918 — 58 918 — 58 918 — 57 418 • 2011 — 320 165 137 — 250 175 137 — 144 947 137 — 99 925 137 — 54 983 137 — 47 137 — 47 137 — 36 071 137 • 2012 — 358 604 761 — 277 706 761 — 139 142 761 — 77 395 761 — 38 761 — 38 761 — 38 761 — 36 974 761 • 2013 — 282 995 135 — 220 679 135 — 147 203 135 — 139 815 135 — 27 083 135 — 35 135 — 35 135 — 17 366 635 • 2014 — 365 080 079 — 209 986 079 — 130 066 079 — 35 040 479 — 45 058 079 — 34 079 — 34 079 — 8 926 079 • 2015 — 287 315 500 — 199 295 500 — 97 055 500 — 71 025 500 — 27 755 500 — 35 500 — 35 500 — 13 035 000 • 2016 — 293 802 000 — 192 564 000 — 142 002 000 — 115 941 600 — 36 000 — 36 000 — 36 000 — 15 911 500 • 2017 — 270 038 000 — 199 998 000 — 129 863 000 — 90 050 000 — 13 024 800 — 36 000 — 36 000 — 30 005 500 • 2018 — 207 038 000 — 142 668 000 — 75 672 000 — 99 324 000 — 80 028 000 — 27 036 000 — 36 000 — 49 553 000 • 2019 — 176 787 000 — 161 305 000 — 105 955 000 — 77 036 000 — 60 850 600 — 17 785 000 — 25 000 — 36 475 000 • 2020 — 27 500 — 27 500 — 27 500 — 27 500 — 27 500 — 27 500 — 27 500 — 24 500 • 2021 — 27 500 — 27 500 — 27 500 — 27 500 — 27 500 — 27 500 — 39 522 — 39 522 • 2022 — 39 500 — 39 500 — 39 500 — 39 500 — 39 500 — 39 500 — 51 522 — 51 522 • 2023 — 35 000 — 35 000 — 35 000 — 35 000 — 35 000 — 35 000 — 35 000 — 35 000 • 2024 — 25 000 — 25 000 — 25 000 — 25 000 — 25 000 — 25 000 — 25 000 — 24 500 • Bold - Small quantities minted for sets only.
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