France 1921 franc

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This coin was struck at Paris during the French Third Republic (1870-1940). It is a common 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.

Recorded mintage: 111,342,910^[1].

Specification: 4 g, aluminum bronze, 23 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: F.218/3, KM 876.

Source:

• 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.

Link to:

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• 1921 2 francs
• 1922 franc
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