Coin French Mint 1/4 Euros 2023 - Year of the Rabbit

1/4 Euros FRANCE 2023

Theme : The Year of the Rabbit
Series : The Chinese calendar.

Quality: UNC (Uncirculated).
Circulation: 500,000 copies.
Cupro-Nickel-Alu - 15 8 g - Ø 34 mm.

In 2021, the Monnaie de Paris struck a new €1 quarter banknote in current metal featuring a childlike animal.

Surrounded by plum blossoms, a symbol much used in Chinese history and art, and lanterns, the Rabbit is depicted in a childlike manner.
depicted in a childlike way. The ideogram of the Rabbit appears to the left of the image. The year and the inscription "Year of the Rabbit" appear at the top of the coin.

The reverse features all the animals of the Chinese zodiac, drawn in a childlike way around the Ying and Yang symbol. From 2018 to 2029 there is a complete cycle of the Chinese zodiac. Each of these twelve years features an animal from this calendar. The face value is visible in the centre of the denomination and the wording "RF".

FIRST FRENCH COINS WITH THE MILLESIME 2023!

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