(PARIS) - France will issue a special edition of five, 10 and 100 euro coins in gold and silver from September, the Paris Mint and the national postal service said Tuesday.

The five-euro and 15-euro coins will be available in silver while the 100-euro coin will be in gold. A further limited set of gold and silver coins will be issued by 2010, with the highest value a gold 500-euro coin.

The special series will all have one side showing "La Semeuse" (The Sower), a symbol of the French republic, in various poses.

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