France 1939 5 francs KM-888a.1

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen is a slightly scarce date of a type struck at the Paris mint 1938-40 and 1945-47. This was issued as the Third Republic debated whether to resist or welcome Nazi aggression. A few five francs are known struck in nickel.

Recorded mintage: 10,144,400 for 1938-39.

Specification: 12 g, aluminum bronze, 31 mm diameter, designed by André-Henri Lavrillier (1885-1958).

Catalog reference: F.337/3, KM 888a.2.

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.
• Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.

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