France 1901 franc

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This issue, from the Paris mint, is the fourth year of issue of the famous Semeuse ("Sower") design which superseded the Cérès head of 1871-95. This design was used on fifty centimes, one franc and two francs of 1898-1920 during the Third Republic of France. This date is rather scarce, especially compared to the wartime dates of 1914-20.

Recorded mintage: 6,200,000^[2].

Specification: 5 g, 0.900 fine silver, 23 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Oscar Roty.

Catalog reference: KM 844.1, F.217/6.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[2]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc IX: Les Monnaies. Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2012.

Link to:

• 1900 franc
• 1901 centime
• 1901 5 centimes
• 1901 50 centimes
• Austria 1901 corona, struck to the same module
• Spain 1901-SM V peseta (01)
• 1901 2 francs
• 1901 10 francs
• 1901-A 100 francs d'or
• 1902 franc
• Coins and currency dated 1901