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100 Francs Piedfort gold
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1974 |
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| Weight | 90.6 g |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted bust of Marianne facing left, rendered in high relief in the style engraved by Raymond Joly, her flowing hair visible beneath the Phrygian-style helmet. The engraver's signature R·JOLY appears in the right field below the neck truncation. The circumferential legend RÉPVBLIQVE FRANÇAISE arcs around the upper periphery, flanked by two raised dots at the base, with the date 1974 inscribed at the bottom. The entire design is framed by a decorative border of alternating triangular and chevron motifs of Melanesian inspiration. |
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| Mintage | 1974 - - 119 |
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The piedfort format — coins struck at double or greater thickness on standard-diameter blanks — was revived by the Monnaie de Paris in the early 1970s as a deliberate collector program, ending a dormant period stretching back to the early 19th century. This 1974 piece is among the earliest modern French gold piedforts, issued before the format became a routine annual offering.
At 90.6 grams of .920 gold, the intrinsic metal content alone makes these instruments of monetary policy as much as collectibles — struck during a period when France under Pompidou and then Giscard d'Estaing was actively reasserting gold's role in reserve policy.