FYW 163 : What’s on the French euro coins and bank notes?

This episode is a great opportunity for you to learn some French vocabulary and facts about French euro coins and bank notes, whether you live in the Euro zone yourself or not. Have you ever held French euro coins in your hand? Are you able to tell what’s on them? Find out in this one of a kind episode!
Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode
un billet (de banque)
une pièce (de monnaie)
Un pont
Un portail
Le drapeau
une étoile
Le recto vs le verso
La face = side (of a coin)
Un arbre
la devise républicaine « Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
Semeur, semeuse = sower, seed sower
LINKS and RESOURCES

PDF "L’Euro, notre monnaie – Les billets et les pièces en euros" (source : Banque Centrale Européenne)
Article Banque de France
Episode 8 : "Monnaie vs Money"
Episode 118 : “PART 3 – 10 Common False Friends (= Faux Amis) in French and English

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