10 Euro Cents 1st map; fine reeding

Obverse

A modern adaptation of the Sower, initially designed by Oscar Roty, representing "France, which stays true to itself, whilst integrating into Europe", is encircled by the twelve stars of Europe

Script: Latin

Lettering: RF 1999 L. JORIO d'ap. O. ROTY

Unabridged legend:
République française
Laurent Jorio d'après Louis-Oscar Roty

Engraver: Laurent Jorio

Reverse

A map, next to the face value, symbolizes the gathering of the 15 nations of the European Union

Script: Latin

Lettering: 10 EURO CENT LL

Engraver: Luc Luycx

Edge

Indented

Mint

Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)

Mark

Pierre Rodier, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1994-2000)

Comments

This first type, planned with fine splines, was modified in extremis when Brussels decided to use wide splines. As production had already begun - and deadlines were, let's not forget, very tight to produce billions of coins - everything that had been made with fine flutes was destroyed, deformed (which explains the marks on the coin) and sent to the smelter. A few handfuls of coins were recovered from the purchaser of the metal batch to be melted, and this is all that remains of the "10 cent France premier type". The SUP denomination corresponds to heavily deformed coins and the SPL denomination corresponds to the least deformed coins.

Source : Friends of the €uro.org

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Ce premier type prévu avec cannelures fines a été modifié in extremis lorsque la décision fut prise par Bruxelles de mettre des cannelures larges. La production ayant déjà commencé - les délais étaient, ne l'oublions pas, très serrés pour produire des milliards de pièces - tout ce qui avait été fabriqué avec cannelures fines fut détruit, difformé (ce qui explique les marques sur la pièce) et envoyé à la fonte. Quelques poignées de monnaies furent récupérées chez l'acheteur du lot de métal à fondre et c'est tout ce qui subsiste de la " 10 cent France premier type ". La cote en SUP correspond à des pièces fortement difformées et la cote en SPL correspond aux pièces les moins difformées.

Source : Amis de l'€uro.org

See also

• Map
• Allegory
• Phrygian cap

• 10 Euro Cents (1st map; coarse reeding)
• 10 Euro Cents (2nd map)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
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1999							$ 0.15	$ 0.23

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