100 Francs Rene Descartes

Obverse © nordboutik59 – Reverse © Jérémy Pureur

Features

Issuer	France
Period	Fifth Republic (1958-date)
Type	Circulating commemorative coins
Year	1991
Value	100 Francs (100 FRF)
Currency	New franc (1960-2001)
Composition	Silver (.900)
Weight	15 g
Diameter	31 mm
Thickness	2.30 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	17 February 2002
Number	N# 34
References	GEM# 240.6, 906 Michel Taillard, Michel Arnaud; 2014. Essais Monétaires et Piéforts Français 1870-2001. Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco. , Franc 2014# 459 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , KM# 996 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Gad 1789# 906 Éditions Victor Gadoury (publisher). Monnaies françaises (Gadoury). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco (9 volumes).

See 37 swap offers

View sale offers

Commemorative issue

395th Anniversary of birth of René Descartes

Series: René Descartes

Obverse

Finger pointing on starred paper, denomination below

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
100 F
A. GAL

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

Designer: Andreas Gal

Reverse

Head 3/4 facing, date below

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE
DESCARTES
1991

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

Designer: Andreas Gal

Edge

Plain

Mint

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

Mark

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

Comments

René Descartes

French mathematician, physicist and philosopher (1596-1650).

He is considered one of the founders of modern philosophy. He is best remembered for his "Discourse on Method", in which he expressed the Cogito: "I think, therefore I am".

Manage my collection

Please sign in or create an account to manage your collection.

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	References		Frequency
Undetermined
1991	1 850						$ 81	GEM# 240.6 Michel Taillard, Michel Arnaud; 2014. Essais Monétaires et Piéforts Français 1870-2001. Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco. , Franc 2014# 459/1 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.	(fr) Essai	1.8%
1991	3 965 161	$ 38	$ 38	$ 38	$ 38	$ 40	$ 49	GEM# 906 Michel Taillard, Michel Arnaud; 2014. Essais Monétaires et Piéforts Français 1870-2001. Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco.	(fr) F.459/2	98%

Values in the table above are expressed in USD. They are based on evaluations by Numista users and sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only; they are not intended to be relied upon for buying, selling or exchanging. Numista does not buy or sell coins or banknotes.

Frequencies show the percentage of Numista users who own each year or variety among all the users who own this coin. Since some users own several versions, the sum may be greater than 100%.

Get this coin

Members from this site want to exchange it: numis13006, nadal96, landycollector, ka Savoie, DNO 14, LudovinS, sangriablanca, Pigé, uccello, JeChuisEuro, Oh-Moon, jomu43, Jacques974, hyac50, Smart35, pol051, tony164, numistik21, whb-mkrn, Octavien25, yvevmax, MesBedes, ERIC.EVRY91, Nicolas M. V., benjobud, boudinar, ghani, Jeremi, john40, koptos, Potator II, biochbig, Sebd, fouillon, Patadubol, juandero, Gustrot

» See the details of the coins available for swap

Numista Rarity index: 9 Search tips

This index is based on the data of Numista members collections. It ranges from 0 to 100, 0 meaning a very common coin or banknote and 100 meaning a rare coin or banknote among Numista members.

Bullion value: USD 31.57 Search tips

This value is given for information purpose only. It is based on a price of silver at 2338 USD/kg. Numista does not buy or sell coins or metal.

Actual silver weight: 0.434 oz

Current silver price: 72.73 USD/oz (see silver price

)

Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 119 Lot 586	30 Mar 2024	Undetermined	UNC	USD 17.40 (EUR 15.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 116 Lot 548	9 Mar 2024	Undetermined	UNC	USD 17.40 (EUR 15.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 96 Lot 548	23 Sep 2023	Undetermined	UNC	USD 15.08 (EUR 13.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 90 Lot 343	18 Jul 2023	Undetermined	UNC	USD 12.76 (EUR 11.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 88 Lot 463	28 Jun 2023	Undetermined	UNC	USD 15.08 (EUR 13.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 82 Lot 1723	13 May 2023	Undetermined	F	USD 15.08 (EUR 13.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.