France 1922 10 centimes
This specimen is a common date of a series struck 1917-38 during the waning years of the French Third Republic. It superseded a similar coin struck in pure nickel 1914-16. This design was also used for similar five and twenty-five centime pieces; the central hole kept it from being confused with larger denominations with similar diameters. This coin is very common in circulated condition but hard to find choice. In 1922-24, the Paris mint was assisted by issues from Poissy, distinguished by the lightning bolt privy mark instead of the usual cornucopia (shown here).
Recorded mintage: 12,412,130[1] at Poissy and 23,033,127 at Paris.
Specification: 4 g, copper-nickel, 21 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by E. E. Lindauer (1869-1942).
Catalog reference: F.138/9, KM 867a.
- 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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