20 Centimes

Features

Country	France - Modern
Period	Fifth Republic (1958-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1962-2001
Value	20 Centimes (0.20 FRF)
Currency	New franc (1960-2001)
Composition	Aluminium-bronze
Weight	4 g
Diameter	23.5 mm
Thickness	1.4 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	02-17-2002
References	KM# 930, Standard Catalog of World Coins by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) Gad# 332, Monnaies francaises by Francesco Pastrone (Victor Gadoury) Schön# 230, Weltmünzkatalog by Gerhard Schön, Günter Schön (Battenberg Gietl Verlag) F# 156 Le Franc by Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt (Les Chevau-légers)

Obverse

Marianne in left profile wearing the Phrygian cap of liberty, a national emblem of France, is surrounded with the lettering: "REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE" (French Republic)

Lettering:
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
LAGRIFFOUL

Engraver: Henri Lagriffoul

Reverse

The face value is surrounded with a wheat ear, an olive branch and the French motto: "LIBERTE - EGALITE - FRATERNITE" (liberty, equality, fraternity)

Lettering:
A.DIEUDONNE
LIBERTE·EGALITE
·FRATERNITE·
20
CENTIMES
1980

Engraver: Adrien Dieudonné

Edge

Smooth

Comments

Different privy marks throughout mintages:
Owl 1962-74 Raymond Joly
Dolphin 1975-94 Rousseau
Bee 1994-2000 Pierre Rodier
Horseshoe 2001 Gérard Buquoy

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Year	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
1962	3,500								Essai
1962	48,200,000		0.14	0.45	0.38	0.38			owl mark
1963	190,330,000		0.12	0.17	0.21	0.21			owl mark
1964	127,546,600		0.07	0.17	0.17	0.24		0.40	owl mark
1965	27,059,000			0.18	0.31	0.31		1.24	owl mark
1966	21,762,171			0.51	0.49	0.49			owl mark
1967	138,782,305		0.09	0.12	0.12	0.17		1.30	owl mark
1968	77,411,000			0.12	0.12	0.22			owl mark
1969	50,576,050		0.10	0.12	0.19	0.20			owl mark
1970	70,050,000		0.10	0.11	0.11	0.14			owl mark
1971	31,092,000		0.07	0.20	0.22	0.22		4.18	owl mark
1972	39,755,000		0.10	0.11	0.26	0.26		1.11	owl mark
1973	45,319,000		0.09	0.13	0.15	0.17		5.53	owl mark
1974	54,348,811		0.09	0.11	0.20	0.20		3.32	owl mark
1975	40,622,011			0.11	0.18	0.18		4.42	dolphin mark
1976	117,645,711		0.12	0.12	0.16	0.16		0.14	dolphin mark
1977	100,365,011		0.26	0.14	0.14	0.17	0.17	1.99	dolphin mark
1978	125,039,011	0.06	0.15	0.15	0.15	0.23		2.21	dolphin mark
1979	70,040,511		0.21	0.23	0.29	0.29		8.96	dolphin mark
1980	20,010,011			0.21	0.22	0.69		8.84	dolphin mark
1981	125,000,011		0.15	0.15	0.18	0.18	2.54	2.54	dolphin mark
1982	150,002,511	0.21	0.18	0.16	0.16	0.18		5.53	dolphin mark
1983	110,000,972	0.33		0.19	0.19	0.19	3.76	3.76	dolphin mark
1984	200,000,447	0.06	0.11	0.13	0.20	0.20	4.42	6.63	dolphin mark
1985	150,002,511	0.04	0.09	0.09	0.11	0.22	3.03	7.65	dolphin mark
1986	40,000,011		0.14	0.17	0.22	0.22		5.53	dolphin mark
1987	59,996,967		0.17	0.17	0.17	0.23	4.42	5.53	dolphin mark
1988	223,230,576		0.10	0.14	0.14	0.22	2.85	2.85	dolphin mark
1989	139,996,449		0.11	0.14	0.15	0.30	3.32	3.32	dolphin mark
1990	50,000,011			0.11	0.11	0.28		6.63	dolphin mark
1991	39,990,011			0.13	0.13	0.39	6.63		dolphin mark
1991	2,500								dolphin mark, axis: medal alignment
1991	6,232								dolphin mark, proof
1992	89,965,011		0.13	0.13	0.13	0.25	5.53		dolphin mark
1992	2,698								dolphin mark, axis: medal alignment
1992	4,938								dolphin mark, proof
1993	109,970,011			0.16	0.16	0.27	2.55		dolphin mark
1993	3,095								dolphin mark, axis: medal alignment
1993	5,309								dolphin mark, proof
1994	79,973,368			0.25	0.23	0.23	0.83	1.38	bee mark
1994	60,000,000		0.10	0.18	0.17	0.17			dolphin mark
1994	4,566								proof
1995	109,979,011			0.22	0.19	0.19	0.74	9.95	bee mark
1995	4,796								bee mark, proof
1996	139,984,011		0.17	0.17	0.18	0.20	0.31	0.79	bee mark
1996	5,319								bee mark, proof
1997	436,231,513		0.17	0.14	0.14	0.18	0.33	3.32	bee mark
1997	6,436								bee mark, proof
1998	25,000								bee mark, BU
1998	7,404								bee mark, In Sets only
1999	25,500							33.15	bee mark, BU
1999	10,000								bee mark, In Sets only
2000								15.47	(fr) F. 156/45 - date espacée (6 mm au lieu de 5) et le différent abeille plus proche de l’épi.
2000	85,385,000			0.18	0.17	0.17		3.82	bee mark
2000	15,000								bee mark, proof
2001	125,000							7.74	horseshoe mark
2001	35,000							8.29	horseshoe mark, proof

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