What You Need to Know About Currency in France (2024)

First things first, there’s technically no such thing as a ‘French’ euro. While France mints its own coins with a national design on one side, these coins can be used everywhere in the eurozone.

And vice versa: any coins minted with national designs from other eurozone countries can be used in France.

French euro coins come in the standard eight denominations: one cent, two cents, five cents, ten cents, 20 cents, 50 cents, €1, and €2.

The ‘common’ side of the coin used across the eurozone features the numerical value of the coin and a map of the European Union. On the reverse ‘national’ side, all coins bear the same design.