France 1899 franc

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This issue, from the Paris mint, is the second year of issue of the famous Semeuse ("Sower") design which superseded the Cérès head of 1871-95.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 scarcer than the 1898, which was kept as a souvenir of the new type and is the most common except for the wartime dates of 1914-20.

Recorded mintage: 11,000,000^[2].

Specification: 5 g, .900 fine silver, 23 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Oscar Roty.

Catalog reference: KM 844.1, F.217/2.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
• ^[2]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.

Link to:

• 1898 franc
• 1899 centime
• 1899 2 centimes
• 1899 5 centimes
• 1899 50 centimes
• 1899 2 francs
• 1899-A 10 francs, Merley head
• 1899 10 francs, COQ
• 1899-A 100 francs
• 1900 franc
• Coins and currency dated 1899