10 euros FRANCE 2017 - Year of the Rooster
Country France
Face value: 10 euros
Year: 2017
Metal: Silver
Weight: 22 grams
Diameter: 37mm
Circulation: 5000 units
year of the rooster
Obverse: Surrounded by a circular decoration, a rooster; at the top, the kanji that means “rooster” (? [j?]) and the 2017 vintage; at the bottom the inscription "Year of the Rooster" and the initials RF de République Française
Surrounded by a circular pattern, a rooster; at the top of the drawing, the kanji that means "rooster" (? [j?]) and the year of issue 2017; at the bottom, the legend "Anne du Coq" (in English "Year of the Rooster") and the initials RF de République Française (in English "French Republic")
Reverse : On the left, a portrait of Jean de La Fontaine; On the right the face value 10 EURO in two lines and the representation of twelve animals: a snake, a tiger, a monkey, a dog, a horse, a goat, a dragon, an ox, a rat, a rooster, a pig and a rabbit; at the top the legend “Fables of La Fontaine”; In the lower one, the 2017 vintage framed by the different ones (cornucopia on the left and Rosette from the engraving workshop on the right)
On the left, a portrait of Jean de La Fontaine; On the right the face value 10 EURO written in two lines and the representation of twelve animals: a snake, a tiger, a monkey, a dog, a horse, a goat, a dragon, an ox, a rat, a rooster, a pig and rabbit; at the top the legend "Fables de La Fontaine" (whose English translation is "Fables de La Fontaine"); at the bottom, the year of issue 2017 between the private brands (cornucopia on the left and Rosette from the engraving factory on the right)
