French Euro Design

French euro coins feature three separate designs for the three series of coins. The minor series was designed by Fabienne Courtiade, the middle one by Laurent Jorio and the major two coins are by Joaquim Jimenez. All designs share the 12 stars of the EU and the year of imprint as well as the letters "RF" for République Française (French Republic).

**French euro coinage - Obverse side**
€ 0.01	€ 0.02	€ 0.05

Portrait of Marianne, the symbol of the French Republic.
€ 0.10	€ 0.20	€ 0.50

The sower, a theme carried over from the former franc.
€ 1.00	€ 2.00	€ 2 Coin Edge
		for a total of 12 stars
A stylised tree contained in a hexagon with the motto Liberté Egalité Fraternité		for a total of 12 stars