France 1917 5 centimes KM-842

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The specimen shown is a five centimes of a type struck under the Third Republic of France 1898-1921. All are Paris mint issues. There are 32 dates in the series, some expensive but only the 1921 is rare. The 1917 is a common date. The total production for the series is about 211 million. The design was also used on bronze one, two and ten centimes of the Belle Epoque. A copper-nickel five centimes with a central hole was also minted in 1917. All the bronze five centimes pieces were demonetized in 1935.

Recorded mintage: 16,962,867.

Specification: 5 g, bronze, 25 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by Jean-Baptiste Daniel-Dupuis (1849-99).

Catalog reference: F.119/30, KM 842.

Source:

• Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
• Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1916 5 centimes
• 1917 copper-nickel 5 centimes
• 1917 bronze 10 centimes
• 1917 copper-nickel 10 centimes
• 1917 nickel 25 centimes
• 1917 copper-nickel 25 centimes
• 1917 50 centimes
• 1917 franc
• 1917 2 francs
• 1918 5 centimes
• 1921 bronze 5 centimes
• Coins and currency dated 1917