10 Euro Cents (1st map; fine reeding) 1999 front

10 Euro Cents (1st map; fine reeding) 1999 back

10 Euro Cents (1st map; fine reeding) 1999 photo

10 Euro Cents 1st map; fine reeding

1999 year


Nordic gold	4.1 g	19.75 mm

Description

Issuer	France
Period	Fifth Republic (1958-date)
Type	Non-circulating coin
Year	1999
Value	10 Euro Cents (0.10&nbspEUR)
Currency	Euro (2002-date)
Composition	Nordic gold
Weight	4.1 g
Diameter	19.75 mm
Thickness	1.93 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	2002
Updated	2024-10-04

References

Numista	N#153954
Rarity index	40%

Reverse

A map, next to the face value, symbolizes the gathering of the 15 nations of the European Union

Script: Latin

Lettering: 10 EURO CENT LL

Engraver: Luc Luycx

Edge

Indented

Comment

This first type, planned with fine splines, was modified in extremis when Brussels decided to use wide splines. As production had already begun - and deadlines were, let's not forget, very tight to produce billions of coins - everything that had been made with fine flutes was destroyed, deformed (which explains the marks on the coin) and sent to the smelter. A few handfuls of coins were recovered from the purchaser of the metal batch to be melted, and this is all that remains of the "10 cent France premier type". The SUP denomination corresponds to heavily deformed coins and the SPL denomination corresponds to the least deformed coins.

Source : Friends of the €uro.org Automatically translated

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Ce premier type prévu avec cannelures fines a été modifié in extremis lorsque la décision fut prise par Bruxelles de mettre des cannelures larges. La production ayant déjà commencé - les délais étaient, ne l'oublions pas, très serrés pour produire des milliards de pièces - tout ce qui avait été fabriqué avec cannelures fines fut détruit, difformé (ce qui explique les marques sur la pièce) et envoyé à la fonte. Quelques poignées de monnaies furent récupérées chez l'acheteur du lot de métal à fondre et c'est tout ce qui subsiste de la " 10 cent France premier type ". La cote en SUP correspond à des pièces fortement difformées et la cote en SPL correspond aux pièces les moins difformées.

Source : Amis de l'€uro.org

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about this coin is that it was minted using a unique process called "Nordic gold," which is an alloy of copper, zinc, and tin that gives the coin a distinctive golden color. This alloy is resistant to corrosion and tarnishing, making the coin's color remain vibrant over time.

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
1999		-	-	-	-	-	-

Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for 10 Euro Cents (1st map; fine reeding) 1999 coin.