France 1952 5 francs

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen is a scarce date of a type struck at the Paris mint 1945-52 under the Fourth Republic (1946-59). The inflation triggered by the devastation wreaked by World War Two continued thru the 1950's, forcing the regime to strike coins in ever higher denominations. This type was not demonetized until 1966, by which time it was worthless.

Recorded mintage: 4,000,000.

Specification: 3.5 g, aluminum, 31 mm diameter, designed by André-Henri Lavrillier (1885-1958).

Catalog reference: F.339/22, KM 888b.11; Gad-766a.

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.
• Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.

Link to:

• 1950 5 francs
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• 1951 50 francs
• 1952-B 10 francs
• 1952 20 francs
• 1954 10 francs
• Coins and currency dated 1952