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m (Text replacement - "* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. * Gadoury, Victor, ''Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd.,'' Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019." to "* 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...) |
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This specimen is a common date of a series struck 1917-38 during the waning years of the [[France|French]] Third Republic. It superseded a [[France 1914 10 centimes|bronze "sou"]] struck 1898-1921. This design was also used for similar [[France 1931 5 centimes|five]] and [[France 1931 25 centimes|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. | This specimen is a common date of a series struck 1917-38 during the waning years of the [[France|French]] Third Republic. It superseded a [[France 1914 10 centimes|bronze "sou"]] struck 1898-1921. This design was also used for similar [[France 1931 5 centimes|five]] and [[France 1931 25 centimes|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. | ||
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* [[France 1918 franc|1918 franc]] | * [[France 1918 franc|1918 franc]] | ||
* [[France 1918 2 francs|1918 2 francs]] | * [[France 1918 2 francs|1918 2 francs]] | ||
| − | * [[France | + | * [[France 1922 10 centimes|1922 10 centimes]] |
* [[Coins and currency dated 1918]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1918]] | ||
[[Category:Base metal coinage of France]][[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]] | [[Category:Base metal coinage of France]][[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]] | ||
Revision as of 18:34, 27 June 2025
This specimen is a common date of a series struck 1917-38 during the waning years of the French Third Republic. It superseded a bronze "sou" struck 1898-1921. 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.
Recorded mintage: 30,605,494[1].
Specification: 4 g, copper-nickel, 21 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by E. E. Lindauer (1869-1942).
Catalog reference: F.138/2, KM 866a.
- 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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