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Name or Denominations
100 Francs (100 FRF)
Issuer
France
Ruler
NA
Year of Minting
1985
Currency
New franc ( 1960-2001 )
Shape
Round
Rarity
Common
Weight
15 g
Diameter
31 mm
Thickness
2.10 mm
Material
Silver (.900)
Shape
Round
Edge Type
Plain
Technique
Milled
Front design
Behind the face value, a mining landscape adapted from a drawing by Alain Le Breton depicts Zola's novel Germinal. It is surrounded by the motto: "LIBERTE - EGALITE - FRATERNITE" and the inscription: "RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE". This is an automatic translation. The original text is: Derrière la valeur faciale, un paysage minier adapté d'un dessin d'Alain Le Breton représente le roman Germinal de Zola. Il est entouré de la devise : "LIBERTE • EGALITE • FRATERNITE" et de l'inscription : "RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE"
Back design
A portrait in right profile of Emile Zola, with his name underneath, is surrounded with the legend "GERMINAL 1885 - 1985"
Year of Minting
1985
Ruler
NA
Mint location
Monnaie de Paris , Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mint mark
NA
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Inscriptions
Obverse: LIBERTE · EGALITE · FRATERNITE 100F le breton RÉPUBLIQUE 1985 FRANÇAISE Reverse: 1885-1985 EMILE ZOLA GERMINAL
Context
Émile Zola was a French writer and journalist (1840-1902). Considered the leader of naturalism, he is one of France's most popular novelists, and one of the most widely published, translated and commented on in the world. Zola portrayed Second Empire society in all its diversity, highlighting its harshness towards workers (Germinal , 1885). This coin commemorates the centenary of the publication of "GERMINAL". This is an automatic translation. The original text is: Émile Zola est un écrivain et journaliste français (1840-1902). Considéré comme le chef de file du naturalisme, c'est l'un des romanciers français les plus populaires et l'un des plus publiés, traduits et commentés dans le monde entier. Zola peint la société du second Empire dans sa diversité, mettant en évidence sa dureté envers les ouvriers (Germinal , 1885). Cette pièce commémore le centenaire de la publication de “GERMINAL”
Rarity
Common
Coin type
Circulating commemorative
In circulation
No
Demonetized
Yes
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