France 25 Centimes, 1938 – 1940

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Information

Country France France
Currency Franc (1795 – 1959)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 25 Centimes
Year 1938 – 1940
Ruler Third Republic (1870–1940)
Composition Nickel silver (Copper 600‰, Nickel 200‰ and Zinc 200‰)
Shape Round with a round hole
Alignment Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 4
Diameter (mm) 24
Demonetized 30 January 1942

Description

25 Centimes from France. Issued from 1938 to 1940. Struck in Nickel silver (Copper 600‰, Nickel 200‰ and Zinc 200‰). Measures 24 mm and weighs 4 g.

Obverse
Different hole variants exist (size, off-center, non-existent, ...). You can enter them in your personal comments. Phrygian cap on the left adorned with a cockade, in a crown formed by two oak branches tied by a ribbon; signed below EM LINDAUER.
Reverse
Branch of olive tree, below the vintage. (LIBERTY·EQUALITY
FRATERNITY
25 CMES
·19 39·)
Edge
Smooth

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage g vg f vf xf au unc Comment Frequency
1940  Wing 3.4M — — — € 17,00 € 22,00 € 30,00 — F. 172/4 8%
1939  Wing 43M € 0,05 € 0,33 € 0,38 € 0,54 € 1,10 € 2,20 € 2,80 F. 172/3 - variable thickness 86%
1938  Wing — — — — — — — — F. 172/1 0.3%
1938  Wing 5.2M — € 0,27 € 0,27 € 0,82 € 1,50 € 2,20 € 5,40 F. 172/2 49%

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