20 Francs signature "G GUIRAUD"

Features

Country	France - Modern
Period	Fourth Republic (1946-1958)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1950-1954
Value	20 Francs (20)
Currency	Franc (1795-1959)
Composition	Copper-aluminium
Weight	4 g
Diameter	23.5 mm
Thickness	1.66 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	06-30-1970
References	F# 402, Le Franc by Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt (Les Chevau-légers) KM# 917, Standard Catalog of World Coins by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) Gad# 865, Monnaies francaises by Francesco Pastrone (Victor Gadoury) Schön# 222 Weltmünzkatalog by Gerhard Schön, Günter Schön (Battenberg Gietl Verlag)

Obverse

Female head facing left, designer, legend
NOTE: Signature shortened (compare KM#916; in full length)

Lettering:
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
G GUIRAUD

Engraver: Georges Guiraud

Reverse

Rooster facing right, laurel branch, value, year of production, pattern around edge.
NOTE: If there is a B mintmark it is below date
NOTE: To see which feathers you have to count, look at the six horizontal tail feathers of the rooster. If all six horizontal feathers are visible, there are three curved feathers before them - if they are not all visible, there are four curved feathers.

Lettering:
20
FRANCS
1952
LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE

Engraver: Georges Guiraud

Edge

Smooth

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Year	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
1950	1,700								0.5%	(fr) F. 402/1 - 4 plumes - Essai
1950	126,435,000			0.41	0.87	8.34			26%	KM#917.1 (3 feathers)
1950		0.05		0.87	1.10	7.03	12.39		24%	KM#917.1 (4 feathers)
1950 B	43,355,000			0.36	1.89	81.90			12%	KM#917.2 (3 feathers)
1950 B			0.14	0.35	1.27	2.41			18%	KM#917.2 (4 feathers)
1951	2								0.08%	(fr) F. 402/6 - Essai
1951	97,922,000	0.06	0.22	0.54	0.76	0.98	2.34	3.19	47%	KM#917.1 (4 feathers)
1951 B	46,814,790	0.22		0.43	1.08	3.36			33%	KM#917.2 (4 feathers)
1952	130,281,000		0.29	0.54	0.77	1.08			53%	KM#917.1 (4 feathers)
1952 B	54,381,160		0.17	0.54	1.08	4.68	20.80		30%	KM#917.2 (4 feathers)
1953	60,158,000			0.16	0.60	1.08	5.73		33%	KM#917.1 (4 feathers)
1953 B	42,409,050			1.08	1.24	2.90			26%	KM#917.2 (4 feathers)
1954 B									0.9%	KM#917.2 (4 feathers)

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