France 1 Franc, 1941 – 1959
aluminium, light type
Information
Country
France
Currency
Franc
(1795 – 1959)
Coin type
Standard circulation coin
Denomination
1 Franc
Year
1941 – 1959
Ruler
Fourth Republic
(1946–1958)
Composition
Aluminium
Shape
Round
Alignment
Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique
Milled
Weight (g)
1.3
Diameter (mm)
23
Thickness (mm)
1.41
Demonetized
14 February 2002
Mintage & Variants
| Date | Mintage | g | vg | f | vf | xf | au | unc | Comment | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1959
|
42M | € 0,10 | € 0,31 | € 0,31 | € 0,44 | € 1,10 | € 2,00 | € 2,00 | KM#885a.1; cornucopia; owl mark, struck under the fifth Republic | 31% | |
|
1958
|
21.2M | € 0,15 | € 0,19 | € 0,19 | € 0,54 | € 0,94 | € 0,94 | € 2,90 | KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark | 24% | |
|
1958 B
|
13.4M | € 0,21 | € 0,21 | € 2,20 | € 2,20 | € 2,40 | € 7,50 | — | KM#885a.2 | 12% | |
|
1957
|
16.5M | € 0,08 | € 0,22 | € 0,33 | € 0,54 | € 0,82 | € 2,90 | € 3,10 | KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark | 22% | |
|
1957 B
|
64M | € 0,08 | € 0,22 | € 0,22 | € 0,38 | € 1,10 | € 2,40 | € 4,40 | KM#885a.2 | 34% | |
|
1950
|
27.9M | € 0,11 | € 0,16 | € 0,27 | € 0,54 | € 0,57 | € 0,81 | € 4,00 | KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark | 23% | |
|
1950 B
|
18.8M | — | € 0,33 | € 0,98 | € 2,20 | € 3,40 | — | — | KM#885a.2 | 14% | |
|
1949
|
41.1M | € 0,12 | € 0,12 | € 0,27 | € 0,54 | € 0,54 | € 0,98 | € 2,10 | KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark | 29% | |
|
1949 B
|
35.8M | € 0,11 | € 0,14 | € 0,33 | € 0,54 | € 1,00 | € 4,50 | € 4,50 | KM#885a.2 | 23% | |
|
1948
|
96.1M | € 0,11 | € 0,16 | € 0,24 | € 0,32 | € 0,57 | € 2,10 | € 2,10 | KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark | 42% | |
|
1948 B
|
45.5M | € 0,07 | € 0,11 | € 0,22 | € 0,59 | € 0,83 | € 1,10 | € 3,80 | KM#885a.2 | 26% | |
|
1947
|
110.4M | € 0,10 | € 0,11 | € 0,16 | € 0,44 | € 0,47 | € 1,70 | € 2,00 | KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark | 43% | |
|
1947 B
|
51.6M | € 0,07 | € 0,16 | € 0,22 | € 1,10 | € 3,00 | — | — | KM#885a.2 | 22% | |
|
1946
|
62.4M | € 0,11 | € 0,11 | € 0,26 | € 0,54 | € 0,54 | — | — | KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark | 31% | |
|
1946 B
|
26.5M | € 0,13 | € 0,13 | € 0,54 | € 0,68 | € 3,00 | — | — | KM#885a.2 | 21% | |
|
1945
|
61.8M | € 0,11 | € 0,11 | € 0,13 | € 0,38 | € 0,98 | € 1,20 | € 2,40 | KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark | 38% | |
| 1945 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Trial Strike | 0.2% | |
|
1945 B
|
4.3M | — | € 1,10 | € 1,10 | € 2,60 | € 2,60 | € 11,00 | — | KM#885a.2 | 12% | |
|
1945 C
|
5.2M | — | € 0,13 | € 1,30 | € 2,70 | € 5,30 | — | — | KM#885a.3 | 14% | |
|
1944
|
— | € 0,11 | € 0,16 | € 0,27 | € 0,54 | € 1,10 | € 1,30 | € 5,00 | KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark, mintage included with 1941 | 24% | |
|
1944 C
|
— | — | € 1,00 | € 1,00 | € 2,20 | € 3,30 | — | — | KM#885a.3, mintage included with 1941 | 11% | |
|
1941
|
— | € 0,15 | € 0,15 | € 0,27 | € 0,89 | € 0,99 | € 7,50 | — | KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark, about 43,000,000 strikes | 27% | |
| 1941 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Trial Strike | 0.3% |
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