1 Franc Vichy French State - light type
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Features
| Country | France - Modern |
|---|---|
| Period | French State (1940-1944) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1942-1944 |
| Value | 1 Franc (1) |
| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
| Composition | Aluminium-magnesium |
| Weight | 1.3 g |
| Diameter | 23 mm |
| Thickness | 1.45 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 02-17-2005 |
| References |
F#
223, Le Franc
Gad#
471, by Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt (Les Chevau-légers) Monnaies francaises
KM#
902, by Francesco Pastrone (Victor Gadoury) Standard Catalog of World Coins
Schön#
213 by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) Weltmünzkatalog
by Gerhard Schön, Günter Schön (Battenberg Gietl Verlag) |
Obverse
Double-headed axe in centre with ear of wheat either side, lettering below. Lettering on top and bottom of axe.
NOTE: Mintmark (if any) to left of axe head
Lettering:
S PACIS
LB
PETAIN
ETAT FRANÇAIS
Engraver: Lucien Georges Bazor
Lucien Georges Bazor was Chief Engraver at the Paris mint from 1930 to 1958. He was born in Paris in 1889 and initially studied under his father, Albert Bazor. Bazor later became the pupil of Patey at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts. He won the Grand Prix de Rome in 1923 for his engraving.
Reverse
Oak leaves either side of central numeral, lettering above, lettering below with date.
Lettering:
TRAVAIL·FAMILLE·
·PATRIE·
1
·FRANC·
1943
Engraver: Lucien Georges Bazor
Lucien Georges Bazor was Chief Engraver at the Paris mint from 1930 to 1958. He was born in Paris in 1889 and initially studied under his father, Albert Bazor. Bazor later became the pupil of Patey at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts. He won the Grand Prix de Rome in 1923 for his engraving.
Edge
Smooth
The image shows both heavy KM#902.1 (bottom) and light KM#902.1-3 (top) type
Mints
| Monnaie de Paris, Paris, France | |
| B | Beaumont-le-Roger, France |
| C | Castelsarrasin, France |
Comments
Three varieties of 1944 C are known.
1. Variety small C. The small C was done by using the awl of the 50 centimes Vichy 1944 C.
2. Large C is known in 2 main positions of the letter:
Die I - 'C' far from ax.
Die II - 'C' near ax. The discovery coin was published on 5, February 2016.
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| Year | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | 0.7% | (fr) F. 223/1 - Essai | ||||||||||
| 1942 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.50 | 1.40 | 19% | warning, rare light version weight 1.3 g | ||||||
| 1943 | 205,563,897 | 0.04 | 0.17 | 0.26 | 0.54 | 0.88 | 1.93 | 7.74 | 66% | KM#902.1 (Paris) | ||
| 1943 B | 68,082,000 | 8.64 | 10.47 | 8.48 | 8.48 | 13% | KM#902.2 (Beaumont) | |||||
| 1944 | 73,213,850 | 0.03 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 1.08 | 2.50 | 47% | KM#902.1 (Paris) | ||||
| 1944 B | 13,622,075 | 2.38 | 2.38 | 2.45 | 11.40 | 51.52 | 24% | KM#902.2 (Beaumont) | ||||
| 1944 C | 74,859,005 | 0.35 | 0.54 | 1.08 | 3.78 | 29% | KM#902.3 (Castelsarrasin, large "C") | |||||
| 1944 C | 1.08 | 1.31 | 7% | KM#902.3 (Castelsarrasin, small "C") | ||||||||
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