French coins: 10 francs

Catalog of French coins by denomination

The 10-franc denomination includes Napoleon III and Cérès, the Rooster-Marianne, Turin and Guiraud types, and the Genius of the Bastille. It also includes commemoratives from the 1980s and distinguishes issues by period.

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Silver coins

10 francs

Gold coins

Silver coins

10 francs

 

10 Francs10 Francs10 Francs10 Francs10 Francs10 Francs
GoldGoldGoldGoldGoldGold
1854–18551855–18601862–18681850–18511878–18991899–1914
Second EmpireSecond EmpireSecond EmpireSecond RepublicThird RepublicThird Republic
France — 10 Francs — Gold — 1854–1855 — Second Empire — obverse France — 10 Francs — Gold — 1855–1860 — Second Empire — obverse France — 10 Francs — Gold — 1862–1868 — Second Empire — obverse France — 10 Francs — Gold — 1850–1851 — Second Republic — obverse France — 10 Francs — Gold — 1899–1914 — Third Republic — obverse
France — 10 Francs — Gold — 1854–1855 — Second Empire — reverse France — 10 Francs — Gold — 1855–1860 — Second Empire — reverse France — 10 Francs — Gold — 1862–1868 — Second Empire — reverse France — 10 Francs — Gold — 1850–1851 — Second Republic — reverse France — 10 Francs — Gold — 1899–1914 — Third Republic — reverse
Types and links in this group

10 Francs · 1854–1855 — Napoleon III
bare head,
small size

10 Francs · 1855–1860 — Napoleon III
bare head,
large size

10 Francs · 1862–1868 — Napoleon III
laureate head

10 Francs · 1850–1851 — Ceres

10 Francs · 1878–1899 — Ceres

10 Francs · 1899–1914 — Rooster-Marianne

10 Francs10 Francs10 Francs10 Francs
GoldGoldGoldGold
18541854–185518621862–1868
Second EmpireSecond EmpireSecond EmpireSecond Empire
France — 10 Francs — Gold — 1854 — Second Empire — obverseFrance — 10 Francs — Gold — 1854–1855 — Second Empire — obverseFrance — 10 Francs — Gold — 1862 — Second Empire — obverseFrance — 10 Francs — Gold — 1862–1868 — Second Empire — obverse
France — 10 Francs — Gold — 1854 — Second Empire — reverseFrance — 10 Francs — Gold — 1854–1855 — Second Empire — reverseFrance — 10 Francs — Gold — 1862 — Second Empire — reverseFrance — 10 Francs — Gold — 1862–1868 — Second Empire — reverse
Types and links in this group

10 Francs · 1854 — Napoleon III, bare head, small size, plain edge

10 Francs · 1854–1855 — Napoleon III, bare head, small size, reeded edge

10 Francs · 1862 — Napoleon III, laureate head, hybrid with small “10”

10 Francs · 1862–1868 — Napoleon III, laureate head, definitive type with large “10”

10 Francs
Gold
1878–1899
Third Republic
France — 10 francs — obverse
France — 10 francs — reverse
Types and links in this group

Ceres

10 Francs10 Francs
SilverSilver
1929–19391965–1973
Third RepublicFifth Republic
France — 10 Francs — Silver — 1929–1939 — Third Republic — obverse France — 10 Francs — Silver — 1965–1973 — Fifth Republic — obverse
France — 10 Francs — Silver — 1929–1939 — Third Republic — reverse France — 10 Francs — Silver — 1965–1973 — Fifth Republic — reverse
Types and links in this group

10 Francs · 1929–1939 — Turin

10 Francs · 1965–1973 — Hercules

10 Francs10 Francs10 Francs10 Francs10 Francs
1945–19471947–19491950–19581974–19871988–2001
Provisional GovernmentFourth RepublicFourth RepublicFifth RepublicFifth Republic
France — 10 Francs — 1945–1947 — Provisional Government — obverse France — 10 Francs — 1950–1958 — Fourth Republic — obverse France — 10 Francs — 1974–1987 — Fifth Republic — obverse France — 10 Francs — 1988–2001 — Fifth Republic — obverse
France — 10 Francs — 1945–1947 — Provisional Government — reverse France — 10 Francs — 1950–1958 — Fourth Republic — reverse France — 10 Francs — 1974–1987 — Fifth Republic — reverse France — 10 Francs — 1988–2001 — Fifth Republic — reverse
Types and links in this group

10 Francs · 1945–1947 — Turin

10 Francs · 1947–1949 — Turin

10 Francs · 1950–1958 — Guiraud

10 Francs · 1974–1987 — Mathieu

10 Francs · 1988–2001 — Genius della Bastiglia

10 Francs10 Francs10 Francs10 Francs10 Francs
19821983198319841985
Fifth RepublicFifth RepublicFifth RepublicFifth RepublicFifth Republic
Commemoratives
Conquest of Space		Commemoratives
Stendhal
France — 10 Francs — 1982 — Fifth Republic — obverse France — 10 Francs — 1983 — Fifth Republic — Commemoratives Conquest of Space — obverse France — 10 Francs — 1983 — Fifth Republic — Commemoratives Stendhal — obverse France — 10 Francs — 1984 — Fifth Republic — obverse France — 10 Francs — 1985 — Fifth Republic — obverse
France — 10 Francs — 1982 — Fifth Republic — reverse France — 10 Francs — 1983 — Fifth Republic — Commemoratives Conquest of Space — reverse France — 10 Francs — 1983 — Fifth Republic — Commemoratives Stendhal — reverse France — 10 Francs — 1984 — Fifth Republic — reverse France — 10 Francs — 1985 — Fifth Republic — reverse
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10 Francs · 1982 — Commemoratives
Léon Gambetta

10 Francs · 1984 — Commemoratives
François Rude

10 Francs · 1985 — Commemoratives
Victor Hugo

10 Francs10 Francs10 Francs10 Francs
1986198619871988
Fifth RepublicFifth RepublicFifth RepublicFifth Republic
RepublicRobert Schuman
France — 10 Francs — 1986 — Fifth Republic — Republic — obverse France — 10 Francs — 1986 — Fifth Republic — Robert Schuman — obverse France — 10 Francs — 1987 — Fifth Republic — obverse France — 10 Francs — 1988 — Fifth Republic — obverse
France — 10 Francs — 1986 — Fifth Republic — Republic — reverse France — 10 Francs — 1986 — Fifth Republic — Robert Schuman — reverse France — 10 Francs — 1987 — Fifth Republic — reverse France — 10 Francs — 1988 — Fifth Republic — reverse
Types and links in this group

10 Francs · 1987 — Hugues Capet

10 Francs · 1988 — Roland Garros

10 francs Montesquieu - 1989

10 francs
Bimetallic - KM 969
1989 - Fifth Republic
France — 10 francs — Bimetallic - KM 969 — 1989 - Fifth Republic — obverseFrance — 10 francs — Bimetallic - KM 969 — 1989 - Fifth Republic — reverse