2023 France 2 Euro Cent Interesting Coin

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allcoinsaregood Pillar of the Community United States 808 Posts	Posted 04/04/2024 4:32 pm Found this 2023 France 2 Cent Euro coin in my bank roll today. Really a nice looking coin with a woman on the obverse (guessing) with a globe on the reverse. Coin is the same size as our 1 cent with a weight of 3.i grams and is a copper plated steel 2 cent. Some small marks on the obverse which I would guess are maker's marks. First one I have found, very interesting. Take a look at the pics and let me know your thoughts and regards! * Moved by Staff moved to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

erafjel Pillar of the Community Sweden 2124 Posts	Posted 04/04/2024 5:23 pm An unusual find in a cent roll, I suppose. Nice in any event. The woman on the obverse is Marianne, the personification of the French Republic. She is quite stylized and wears, I think, a Phrygian cap which is more hinted at than drawn, the "ornament" to the right above her head is probably a cockade, another symbol for the Republic. She is encircled by the twelwe stars symbolizing the European Union. The cornucopia to the left of the F in RF is the mint mark for Monnaie de Paris, the Paris Mint. The square figure to the right of the F is the mark for Joaquin Jimenez, General coin engraver. F. COURTIADE near the rim stands for Fabienne Courtiade, the engraver of the obverse. The reverse shows a globe with Europe highlighted. Twelwe stars, again the symbol for the European Union. To the right of the globe LL, which stands for Luc Luycx, who has engraved the reverse. (Euro coins have a common reverse for all countries, while the obverse is nation specific.) Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95550 Posts	Posted 04/04/2024 6:42 pm Thanks for that explanation erafjel I was thinking that the face was a mask.. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
allcoinsaregood Pillar of the Community United States 808 Posts	Posted 04/04/2024 8:14 pm Erafjel Thanks for the information. I appreciate it. Regards Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 04/04/2024 8:14 pm allcoinsaregood, What are you seeing as a possible error or variety? https://en.numista.com/catalogue/in...ance&ct=coin Weight is a bit less than U.S.cent. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
allcoinsaregood Pillar of the Community United States 808 Posts	Posted 04/04/2024 8:27 pm John1 Just a nice coin. Never saw one before! Sorry if it's in the wrong category. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16817 Posts	Posted 04/04/2024 9:02 pm Moved it for you. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
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