France 1920 franc KM-876
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This coin was struck at Paris during the French Third Republic (1870-1940). It is a better date of a type struck 1920-27. It is struck without mintmark and is the first type of franc to be struck in base metal. Silver francs are noted for 1920 and are more common. It was demonetized in 1949.
Recorded mintage: 590,049[1].
Specification: 4 g, aluminum bronze, 23 mm diameter, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: F.218/2, KM 876.
- Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
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