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''Recorded mintage:'' 15,000,000<sup>[2]</sup>. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 15,000,000<sup>[2]</sup>. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 5 g, .900 fine silver, 23 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Oscar Roty. | + | ''Specification:'' 5 g, 0.900 fine silver, 23 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Oscar Roty. |
''Catalog reference:'' KM 844.1, F.217/1. | ''Catalog reference:'' KM 844.1, F.217/1. | ||
Latest revision as of 16:30, 28 September 2023
This issue, from the Paris mint, is the first year of issue of the famous Semeuse ("Sower") design which superseded the Cérès head of 1871-95.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 was kept as a souvenir of the new type and is the most common except for the wartime dates of 1914-20. A few matte proofs exist.
Recorded mintage: 15,000,000[2].
Specification: 5 g, 0.900 fine silver, 23 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Oscar Roty.
Catalog reference: KM 844.1, F.217/1.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [2]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc IX: Les Monnaies. Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2012.
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