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Information
Country
France
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
Description
1 Franc from France. Issued from 1941 to 1959. Struck in Aluminium. Measures 23 mm and weighs 1.3 g.
- Obverse
- Wreathed female head facing left, lettering around edge both sides, engraver's name behind head (Republic of France Morlon)
- Reverse
- A cornucopia on each side, lettering at the top, the value in middle with the date below and the privy mark to the right of the date in between the gap between the two cornucopias (Liberty Equality Fraternity 1 Franc 1947)
- Edge
- Smooth The image shows both heavy KM#885a (bottom) and light KM#885a.1-3 (top) type
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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