1988 AD., France, 5th republic, 100th anniversary birth of aviator Roland Garros commemorative, Paris mint, 10 Francs, 0.950 silver, KM 965b.

France, 5th republic, 100th anniversary birth of aviator Roland Garros commemorative, Paris mint, engraver: Hervé Duetthe, 1988 AD.,
10 Francs (ø 26 mm / 12,00 g), 0.950 silver, 12,00 g. mint weight, mintage 10.000 , axes coin alignment ↑↓ (180°), plain edge,
Obv.: 1888 - 1918 / H. DUETTHE / ROLAND GARROS , his dates and plane above his head facing half right, engraver´s name to left.
Rev.: 1988 / 10F / RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE , value and bird with wings spread in the outlines of western France, date above between privy marks cornucopia (left) and dolphin (right).
KM 965b .

Year / Mintage / Details
1988 / 10.000 / proof 0.950 silver issue KM 965b
1988 / 10.000 / 0.900 silver issue KM 965a
1988 / 29.973.011 / aluminium-bronze issue KM 965 10 g.
1988 / 1.850 / aluminium-bronze essai issue KM 965 E139
1988 / 3.000 / 0.920 proof gold issue KM 965c 12,00 g.

Roland Garros (6 October 1888 – 5 October 1918) was an early French aviator and a fighter pilot during World War I. He started his aviation career in 1909 flying a Demoiselle (Dragonfly) monoplane, an aircraft that only flew well with a small lightweight pilot.
more on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_Garros_(aviator)