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Population: 58.5 million
Currency used before the Euro: Francs
Date previous currency expired: February 17, 2002
In France, 1 euro = 6.55957 Francs
Other interesting facts about France and its money:
• The oldest French money is Greek silver coins almost 2,500 years old.
• The first French coin ever was silver deniers.
• In 1796, the printing presses were ruined, and the notes burned.
• France has a sales tax of 19.6%.
• Banks like Societe Generale passed out free calculators to help people figure out what their money was worth in euros.
•France is surrounded by four countries participating in the euro: Italy Germany, Luxembourg, and Belgium.
This is what each of the French euros has on the national side. The links will take you to webites that show you pictures or give you information about the images on the euro coins. The old symbols of the old Franc (Marianne the Republic, the Sower, the Tree) are kept on the euro, but they have been reidone by artists for the new euro coins.• The national side of the 1, 2, and 5 cent euros from France has Young Marianne. Marianne represents "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity." It was designed by Fabienne Courtiade, an engraver at the Paris Mint.
• On the 10, 20, and 50 cent euro, France has a picture of The Sower, a traditional French coin theme.
• On the 1 and 2 euro coins, there is a tree symbolizing "life, continuity, and growth."
This 20 euro cents has The Sower,
a traditional theme for French coins.
This is Young Marianne.
The coins are worth 5, 2 and 1 euro cents.To see the national sides of all the French coins, click here.
To learn more about France, click here.
