France 1944 20 centimes KM-900.2

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Heritage sale 61496, lot 24116
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This specimen was lot 24116 in Heritage sale 61496 (Dallas, TX, April 2025), where it sold for $129. The catalog description[1] noted, "France: Vichy Regime zinc 20 Centimes 1944 MS64 NGC, Paris mint Ex. Wade Hinderling." This type was struck in zinc (F.153A/2, shown here) and iron (F.154/3) by the Vichy regime in 1944. Both zinc and iron make bad coinage alloys and choice specimens are few. This type was demonetized in 1947.

Recorded mintage: 695,000 in iron plus 5,249,855 in zinc.

Specification: 3 g, zinc, 24 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by Lucien Bazor.

Catalog reference: F.153A/2, KM 900.2, Gad-322.

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.
  • [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2025 April 28 Spotlight: France & French Colonies World Coins Showcase Auction #61496, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2025.

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