20 Francs Mediterranean Games

Obverse © nordboutik59 – Reverse © Jérémy Pureur

Features

Issuer	France
Period	Fifth Republic (1958-date)
Type	Circulating commemorative coins
Year	1993
Value	20 Francs (20 FRF)
Currency	New franc (1960-2001)
Composition	Trimetallic: aluminium-nickel bronze core, nickel middle ring and aluminium-nickel bronze outer ring (rim and center: Cu 92%, Al 6%, Ni 2%)
Weight	9 g
Diameter	27 mm
Thickness	2.23 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	17 February 2005
Number	N# 25
References	GEM# 215.3 Michel Taillard, Michel Arnaud; 2014. Essais Monétaires et Piéforts Français 1870-2001. Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco. , Franc 2014# 404 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , Schön# 308 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes). , KM# 1016 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Gad 1789# 872 Éditions Victor Gadoury (publisher). Monnaies françaises (Gadoury). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco (9 volumes).

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Commemorative issue

1993 Mediterranean Games, Languedoc-Roussillon

Series: 20 francs Jeux méditerranéens

Obverse

Tour de Constance in Aigues-Mortes

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
PONCE • BUQUOY

Engravers: Daniel Ponce, Gérard Buquoy

Reverse

The legend "JEUX MEDITERRANEENS" (MEDITERRANEAN GAMES) is written below the denomination, surrounded by two branches between waves. On the circumference, the three rings of the Mediterranean Games are situated in the middle of the date, and the upper part is occupied by the motto: "LIBERTE - EGALITE - FRATERNITE". Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LIBERTE • EGALITE • FRATERNITE
20
FRANCS
JEUX MEDITERRANEENS
1993

Engravers: Daniel Ponce, Gérard Buquoy

Edge

5 groups of reeds

Mint

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

Mark

Émile Rousseau, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1974-1994)

Comments

Commemorating the ^12th Mediterranean Games held in Languedoc-Roussillon from June 16 to 27, 1993.

The obverse illustrates the "Tour de Constance" (the Tower is a fortification located in the walled city of Aigues-Mortes).

The Mediterranean Games(MG) are multi-sport competitions that bring together athletes from countries around the Mediterranean basin every four years.

The Mediterranean Games logo features three sky-blue rings on a white background, the bottom of which undulates as if reflected in the water of the Mediterranean. They represent the three continents that border this sea: Europe, Africa and Asia.

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Commémoration des 12^e Jeux Méditerranéens du 16 au 27 juin 1993 dans le Languedoc-Roussillon.

L'avers illustre la “Tour de Constance” (la Tour est une fortification située dans la ville close d'Aigues-Mortes).

Les Jeux méditerranéens (JM) sont des compétitions multisports où se rencontrent des sportifs des pays du bassin méditerranéens tous les quatre ans.

Le Logo des Jeux méditerranéens, représente trois anneaux bleu ciel sur fond blanc, et dont le bas ondule comme d'ils se reflétaient dans l'eau de la Méditerranée. Ils matérialisent les trois continents qui bordent cette mer, l'Europe, l'Afrique et l'Asie.

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Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	References		Frequency
Undetermined
1993	1 850						$ 99	GEM# 215.3 Michel Taillard, Michel Arnaud; 2014. Essais Monétaires et Piéforts Français 1870-2001. Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco. , Franc 2014# 404/1 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.	(fr) Essai	1.6%
1993	5 000 011	$ 3.50	$ 3.50	$ 3.70	$ 4.60	$ 5.80	$ 6.70	Gad 1789# 872 Éditions Victor Gadoury (publisher). Monnaies françaises (Gadoury). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco (9 volumes). , Franc 2014# 404/2 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.		98%

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