5 Francs United Nations

Features

Issuer	France
Period	Fifth Republic (1958-date)
Type	Non-circulating coins
Year	1995
Value	5 Francs (5 FRF)
Currency	New franc (1960-2001)
Composition	Nickel plated copper-nickel
Weight	10 g
Diameter	29 mm
Thickness	2 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	17 February 2005
Number	N# 19283
References	Franc 2014# 345 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , Gad 1789# 776 Éditions Victor Gadoury (publisher). Monnaies françaises (Gadoury). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco (9 volumes). , KM# 1118b Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

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Commemorative issue

50th Anniversary of the United Nations

Series: 5 francs Cinquentenaire de l'ONU

Obverse

A dove perched on a globe and holding an olive branch in its beak symbolizes world peace. Face value and year.
In the legend: the Republican motto "LIBERTÉ-ÉGALITÉ-FRATERNITÉ" and the words "RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE". Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
F5
1995
LIBERTÉ-ÉGALITÉ-FRATERNITÉ
RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE

Engraver: Atelier de Gravure (A.G.M.M. / AdG)

Reverse

The UN logotype and the number "50", whose curved "5" wraps around the emblem, together form the official logotype for the Organization's fiftieth anniversary. The initials "ONU" in the background,
Circular legend: "UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION" and the dates "1945-1995". Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ORGANISATION DES NATIONS UNIES
ONU 50
1945-1995

Engraver: Atelier de Gravure (A.G.M.M. / AdG)

Edge

Reeded

Mint

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

Mark

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

Comments

50th anniversary of the founding of the U.N.O. United Nations Organization: International organization for cooperation between nations, headquartered in New York, U.S.A. This coin has no TRIAL. The explanation is simple: it was minted for a private order, and is therefore considered a collector's mint.

Present in sets

1995 United Nations 50th Anniversary Coin Collection

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Date			Mintage		VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	References
Undetermined
1995			8 098					$ 98	$ 140	$ 150	Gad 1789# 776 Éditions Victor Gadoury (publisher). Monnaies françaises (Gadoury). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco (9 volumes). , Franc 2014# 345/1 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.	Brilliant Uncirculated

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