100 Francs Rene Descartes 1991

Weight

15 g

Diameter

31 mm

Thickness

2.30 mm

Material

Silver (.900)

Shape

Round

Edge Type

Plain

Technique

Milled

Front design

Finger pointing on starred paper, denomination below

Back design

Head 3/4 facing, date below

Year of Minting

1991

Ruler

NA

Mint location

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

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

Coin alignment ↑↓

Inscriptions

Obverse: REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE 100 F A. GAL Reverse: LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE DESCARTES 1991

Context

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". This is an automatic translation. The original text is: René Descartes Est un mathématicien, physicien et philosophe français (1596-1650). Il est considéré comme l’un des fondateurs de la philosophie moderne. Il reste célèbre pour avoir exprimé dans son “Discours de la méthode le Cogito” « Je pense, donc je suis »

Rarity

Common

Coin type

Circulating commemorative

In circulation

No

Demonetized

Yes

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