| Issuer |
France
|
|---|---|
| Period |
Fifth Republic (1958-date)
|
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Year | 2008 |
| Value | 10 Euros 10 EUR = USD 12 |
| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
| Composition | Gold (.920) |
| Weight | 8.45 g |
| Diameter | 22 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 20214 |
| References | KM# 1573 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). Laurent Bonneau; 2023. Monnaies Euro françaises. Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco. |
Year of the Rat
The inner part of the coin depicts a rat and features the inscriptions "Year of the Rat", the year "2008" and a Chinese character "鼠". Around the edge of the scroll, a frieze.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
Année du Rat
鼠
2008
The portrait of Jean de la Fontaine as well as all the animals of the Chinese zodiac.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
Fables de La Fontaine
10
EURO
2008
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Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
| Hubert Larivière, Head of the engraving department, Monnaie de Paris (2003-2011) |
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 2008 | 500 | Proof | |||||||||||||
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