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This specimen is the last and most common date of a series struck 1917-20 during the Third Republic of [[France]]. It superseded a bronze five centimes struck 1898-1917 and 1920-21. Also in 1920 were struck a small number of the small module five centimes (KM 875, 17 mm diameter). This design was also used for similar [[France 1922 10 centimes|ten]] 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 the last and most common date of a series struck 1917-20 during the Third Republic of [[France]]. It superseded a bronze five centimes struck 1898-1917 and 1920-21. Also in 1920 were struck a small number of the small module five centimes (KM 875, 17 mm diameter). This design was also used for similar [[France 1922 10 centimes|ten]] 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.

Revision as of 09:40, 2 July 2025

from the Mountain Groan Collection
France 1920cn 5 centimes rev DSLR.jpg

This specimen is the last and most common date of a series struck 1917-20 during the Third Republic of France. It superseded a bronze five centimes struck 1898-1917 and 1920-21. Also in 1920 were struck a small number of the small module five centimes (KM 875, 17 mm diameter). This design was also used for similar ten 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: 51,321,082[1] including a few of the small module type.

Specification: 3 g, copper-nickel, 19 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by E. E. Lindauer (1869-1942).

Catalog reference: F.121/4, KM 874.

Source:

  • 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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