1994 France 20 Francs Pierre de Coubertin Commemorative issue Olympic Game
France 20 Francs Pierre de Coubertin 100th Anniversary of the International Olympic Committee
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Description
Commemorative issue
100th Anniversary of the International Olympic Committee
Issuer France
Period Fifth Republic (1958-date)
Type Circulating commemorative coin
Year 1994
Value 20 Francs (20 FRF)
Currency New franc (1960-2001)
Composition Trimetallic: copper-aluminium-nickel core, nickel middle ring and copper-aluminium-nickel outer ring
Weight 9 g
Diameter 27 mm
Thickness 2.23 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Obverse
A bust of Pierre de Coubertin's left profile is surrounded by the legend: "PIERRE DE COUBERTIN 1863-1937". There is a torch carrying the Olympic flame and the monogram "RF"
Reverse
The Sorbonne, where the International Olympic Committee was founded in 1894, is accompanied by the face value, the five Olympic rings, dates "1894 1994", and is surrounded by the motto "FREEDOM - EQUALITY - FRATERNITY"
Different from the Paris Mint (cornucopia), the engraver general Pierre Rodier (bee), and the workshop engraving coins and medals
What's in the box
1 x Coin