10 Centimes

Obverse © nordboutik59 – Reverse © Jérémy Pureur

Features

Issuer	France
Ruling authority	Third Republic (1870-1940)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1917-1938
Value	10 Centimes (0.10)
Currency	Franc (1795-1959)
Composition	Copper-nickel
Weight	4 g
Diameter	21 mm
Thickness	1.68 mm
Shape	Round with a round hole
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	20 March 1947
Number	N# 321
References	Franc 2014# 138 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , Gad 1789# 286 Francesco Pastrone. Monnaies françaises (Gadoury). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco (3 volumes). , Schön# 194a Battenberg (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (3 volumes). , KM# 866a Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes).

Obverse

A wreath and the engraver's name at the bottom, cap at the top with the letter R to the left of the central hole, letter F to right, the base of letters intertwined below

Script: Latin

Lettering:
R F
EM LINDAUER

Translation:
F[rench] R[epublic]
EM LINDAUER

Engraver: Edmond-Émile Lindauer

Reverse

A plant below the hole, date at the bottom. Lettering above the hole, value divided by hole, date at the bottom, and the privy mark on the left below the 1

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LIBERTÉ·EGALITÉ
FRATERNITÉ
10 CMES
1921

Translation:
Liberty Equality
Fraternity
10 Centimes
1918

Engraver: Edmond-Émile Lindauer

Edge

Plain

Mints

	Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
	Société Française de Monnayage Poissy, France (1922-1927)

Marks

	Henri-Auguste-Jules Patey, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1896-1930)
	Lucien Bazor, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1931-1958)

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1917	8 171 364		$ 0.28	$ 1.10	$ 1.50	$ 3.30	$ 7.90	$ 7.90	cornucopia; torch mark	20%
1918	30 605 494	$ 0.10	$ 0.11	$ 0.28	$ 0.74	$ 1.10	$ 2.50	$ 2.50	cornucopia; torch mark	34%
1919	33 488 706	$ 0.10	$ 0.28	$ 0.34	$ 0.68	$ 2.10	$ 2.30	$ 3.60	cornucopia; torch mark	29%
1920	38 845 555	$ 0.11	$ 0.13	$ 0.34	$ 0.57	$ 1.10	$ 1.10	$ 2.60	cornucopia; torch mark	30%
1921	42 767 538	$ 0.16	$ 0.16	$ 0.34	$ 0.57	$ 0.71	$ 1.10	$ 42	cornucopia; torch mark	32%
1922	23 033 127	$ 0.11	$ 0.11	$ 0.34	$ 0.93	$ 1.50	$ 2.40		cornucopia; torch mark	24%
1922	12 412 130		$ 0.50	$ 0.68	$ 1.40	$ 3.20	$ 3.20		thunderbolt mark (Poissy Mint)	16%
1923	18 701 104		$ 0.28	$ 0.57	$ 1.10	$ 1.10	$ 1.80		cornucopia; torch mark	23%
1923	30 015 701	$ 0.09	$ 0.09	$ 0.46	$ 0.99	$ 1.10	$ 1.20		thunderbolt mark (Poissy Mint)	22%
1924	43 949 139	$ 0.11	$ 0.11	$ 0.34	$ 0.57	$ 1.10	$ 1.40		cornucopia; torch mark	29%
1924	13 591 403		$ 1.60	$ 1.70	$ 2.80	$ 5.10			thunderbolt mark (Poissy Mint)	14%
1925	46 265 731	$ 0.11	$ 0.23	$ 0.32	$ 0.57	$ 1.80	$ 1.80	$ 1.80	cornucopia; torch mark	29%
1926	25 660 053	$ 0.11	$ 0.11	$ 0.27	$ 0.57	$ 1.10	$ 2.10		cornucopia; torch mark	23%
1927	16 202 876	$ 0.05	$ 0.36	$ 0.36	$ 0.80	$ 1.20	$ 1.20		cornucopia; torch mark	22%
1928	6 966 552		$ 1.10	$ 3.00	$ 3.00	$ 3.00			cornucopia; torch mark	16%
1929	24 530 971	$ 0.14	$ 0.14	$ 0.34	$ 0.50	$ 0.82	$ 1.80	$ 1.80	cornucopia; torch mark	24%
1930	22 146 099	$ 0.18	$ 0.18	$ 0.23	$ 0.57	$ 1.10	$ 4.60		cornucopia; torch mark	24%
1931	49 107 469	$ 0.11	$ 0.17	$ 0.23	$ 0.57	$ 1.00	$ 2.00	$ 3.00	cornucopia; wing mark	32%
1932	30 317 387	$ 0.11	$ 0.22	$ 0.23	$ 0.57	$ 1.10			cornucopia; wing mark	26%
1933	13 041 516	$ 0.13	$ 0.45	$ 0.45	$ 0.68	$ 1.10	$ 1.50	$ 13	cornucopia; wing mark	22%
1934	24 067 353	$ 0.11	$ 0.11	$ 0.28	$ 0.57	$ 1.00	$ 1.50		cornucopia; wing mark	22%
1935	47 486 969	$ 0.11	$ 0.14	$ 0.39	$ 0.52	$ 1.10	$ 1.90	$ 6.80	cornucopia; wing mark	34%
1936	57 738 080	$ 0.17	$ 0.17	$ 0.34	$ 0.47	$ 1.10	$ 1.50	$ 1.50	cornucopia; wing mark	32%
1937	25 307 883	$ 0.15	$ 0.15	$ 0.28	$ 0.57	$ 1.30	$ 1.30	$ 2.30	cornucopia; wing mark	23%
1938	17 063 334	$ 0.11	$ 0.13	$ 0.57	$ 0.57	$ 1.10	$ 3.40	$ 5.10	cornucopia; wing mark	25%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 79 Lot 358	21 Mar 2023	1917 – cornucopia; torch mark	UNC	USD 5.69 (EUR 5.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 141 Lot 1384	25 Oct 2024	1917 – cornucopia; torch mark	XF	USD 5.69 (EUR 5.00) (+ buyer's premium) The lot includes several items.
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	Katz Auction 133 Lot 1354	24 Jul 2024	1917 – cornucopia; torch mark	XF	USD 11.38 (EUR 10.00) (+ buyer's premium) The lot includes several items.
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	Katz Auction 114 Lot 445	24 Feb 2024	1917 – cornucopia; torch mark	XF	Unsold The lot includes several items.
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	Katz Auction 92 Lot 2476	15 Aug 2023	1917 – cornucopia; torch mark	XF	USD 5.69 (EUR 5.00) (+ buyer's premium) The lot includes several items.
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	Katz Auction 103 Lot 606	9 Dec 2023	1917 – cornucopia; torch mark	F	USD 12.51 (EUR 11.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 82 Lot 1688	13 May 2023	1917 – cornucopia; torch mark	F	Unsold
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	Katz Auction 57 Lot 2573	19 Mar 2022	1919 – cornucopia; torch mark	F	USD 30.72 (EUR 27.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 61 Lot 2777	7 Jun 2022	1930 – cornucopia; torch mark		USD 11.38 (EUR 10.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232336 Lot 61283	31 Aug 2023	1934 – cornucopia; wing mark	UNC	The lot includes several items.
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