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<p>This page contains material from http://www.coinfactswiki.com/wiki/French_Equatorial_Africa_1943_5_centimes</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[Image:Fr Eq Africa H3049-30790o.jpg|300px|thumb|from Heritage sale 3049, lot 30790]]<br /> [[Image:Fr Eq Africa H3049-30790r.jpg|300px|thumb]]<br /> <br /> This specimen was lot 30790 in Heritage sale 3049 (Long Beach, September 2016), where it sold for $1,175. The catalog description&lt;sup&gt;[1]&lt;/sup&gt; noted, &quot;French Colony aluminum-bronze 5 Centimes 1943 MS63 NGC, Pretoria mint, A very rare issue, struck during World War II, and never released into circulation, with only a handful avoiding the melting pots and making their way into collector's cabinets. This is only the second example we have offered (that example selling in 2008 for $805), with overall pleasing surfaces and a touch of striking softness near the date. From the F.P. Briand Collection.&quot; This type is accompanied by similar [[French Equatorial Africa 1943 10 centimes|ten]] and [[French Equatorial Africa 1943 25 centimes|twenty five centimes]], also rare. <br /> <br /> ''Recorded mintage:'' est. 44,000,000.<br /> <br /> ''Specification:'' aluminum bronze. <br /> <br /> ''Catalog reference:'' KM 3, Lec-5 (under Afrique Centrale).<br /> <br /> ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''<br /> * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. <br /> * &lt;sup&gt;[1]&lt;/sup&gt;Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, ''Heritage World Coin Auction 3049, featuring the Ohio Valley Collection, the Redwood Collection and the F.P. Briand Collection,'' Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2016.<br /> <br /> ''Link to:''<br /> * [[French Equatorial Africa 1943 10 centimes]]<br /> * [[French Equatorial Africa 1943 25 centimes]]<br /> * [[Coins and currency dated 1943]]<br /> * return to coins of [[French Equatorial Africa]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3049]]</div>

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