France has some pretty nice coins on precious metals - and some of their themes are pretty attractive - aesthetically speaking.
Today I picked 4 coins to photograph, two on Silver and two on Gold.
The themes are:
-The 100th year anniversary of the Statue of Liberty,
-Hercules with Liberty and Equality (this has been an old theme of the 19th Century coins - reused into the 20th century),
-the French Rooster (the Rooster is a classic and ongoing theme - in various numismatic depictions)
-the angel / spirit - "inspiration" for the French Constitution. This design was first used in 1793 on a gold coin but got reused 80-100 years later - with slight modifications.
So here we go....
1. 100 Francs 1986 on Silver
2. 10 Francs 1965 on Silver
3. 20 Francs 1911 on Gold
4. 20 Francs 1875 on Gold
Photographic settings: Compact Sony DSC-WX220 / ISO 100-400 / EV -2.0 / Natural Light
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