1 Franc

Features

Country	France - Modern
Period	Third Republic (1870-1940)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1898-1920
Value	1 Franc (1)
Currency	Franc (1795-1959)
Composition	Silver (.835)
Weight	5 g
Diameter	23 mm
Thickness	1.40 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	02-17-2005
References	KM# 844, Standard Catalog of World Coins by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) Gad# 467, Monnaies francaises by Francesco Pastrone (Victor Gadoury) F# 217, Le Franc by Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt (Les Chevau-légers) Schön# 187 Weltmünzkatalog by Gerhard Schön, Günter Schön (Battenberg Gietl Verlag)

Obverse

Lettering:
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
O. Roty

Engraver: Louis-Oscar Roty

Reverse

Lettering:
LIBERTE·EGALITE·FRATERNITE
1
FRANC
1919

Engraver: Louis-Oscar Roty

Edge

Reeded

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Year	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
1898	15,000,000	3.24	3.24	7.18	16.58			KM#844.1 (without mintmark)
1898								KM#844.1 Antique Silver, matte flan
1899	11,000,000	2.49	2.49	6.28				KM#844.1 (without mintmark)
1900	99,097							KM#844.1 (without mintmark)
1900								KM#844.1 Antique Silver, matte flan
1901	6,200,000	3.84	5.53	18.32	110.51			KM#844.1 (without mintmark)
1902	6,000,000	2.21	5.53	22.10				KM#844.1 (without mintmark)
1903	472,883		82.88					KM#844.1 (without mintmark)
1904	7,000,000	3.87	5.80	5.80				KM#844.1 (without mintmark)
1905	6,003,526	4.42	4.70	4.97	41.74			KM#844.1 (without mintmark)
1906	1,908,100		11.05	19.89				KM#844.1 (without mintmark)
1907	2,562,745	5.53	9.38	11.60				KM#844.1 (without mintmark)
1908	3,691,222		7.74	15.52				KM#844.1 (without mintmark)
1909	10,923,790	2.75	4.42	4.93				KM#844.1 (without mintmark)
1910	7,725,318	3.32	3.69	3.69	44.21			KM#844.1 (without mintmark)
1911	5,542,000	3.49	4.97	4.97				KM#844.1 (without mintmark)
1912	10,001,000	3.32	3.32	5.21	5.21			KM#844.1 (without mintmark)
1913	13,654,148	2.21	2.21	5.25	8.29			KM#844.1 (without mintmark)
1914	14,361,102	2.71	2.71	3.32	5.27	5.27		KM#844.1 (without mintmark)
1914 C	43,421							KM#844.2 (with mintmark)
1915	47,955,158	2.13	2.42	3.29	4.42	4.88	8.42	KM#844.1 (without mintmark; coin alignment)
1915								KM#844.1 (without mintmark; medal alignment)
1916	92,029,179	2.32	2.32	2.62	4.35	5.87	5.87	KM#844.1 (without mintmark)
1917	57,153,034	2.49	3.00	3.36	4.73	5.51	5.51	KM#844.1 (without mintmark)
1918	50,112,330	2.49	3.32	3.32	4.20	6.71	6.71	KM#844.1 (without mintmark)
1919	46,111,525	2.49		3.32	4.42	9.85	9.85	KM#844.1 (without mintmark)
1920	19,321,795			3.32	5.53	13.26	13.47	KM#844.1 (without mintmark)

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