20 Francs signature "G GUIRAUD"

Features

Issuer	France
Period	Fourth Republic (1946-1958)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1950-1954
Value	20 Francs
Currency	Franc (1795-1959)
Composition	Copper-aluminium (91% Copper, 9% Aluminium)
Weight	4 g
Diameter	23.5 mm
Thickness	1.66 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	30 June 1970
Number	N# 686 Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)
References	F# 402, Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc (10^th edition). Les Chevau-légers, Paris, France. KM# 917, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes. Gad# 865, Francesco Pastrone; 2021. Monnaies francaises, 1789-2021 (25^th edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco. Schön# 222 Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

Portrait of Marianne facing left, designer, legend

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
G GUIRAUD

Translation: French Republic

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.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
20
FRANCS
1952
LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE

Translation: Liberty Equality Brotherhood

Engraver: Georges Guiraud

Edge

Smooth

Mints

	Paris, France (600-1973)
B	Beaumont-le-Roger, France

Mark

Lucien Bazor, General coin engraver, Paris (1931-1958)

Comments

NOTE: Signature shortened (compare KM#916; in full length)

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
1950	1 700								0.6%	(fr) F. 402/1 - 4 plumes - Essai
1950	126 435 000	$ 0.20	$ 0.32	$ 0.54	$ 1.10	$ 1.10			24%	KM#917.1 (3 feathers)
1950		$ 0.13	$ 0.32	$ 0.54	$ 1.10	$ 5.30	$ 8.60		24%	KM#917.1 (4 feathers)
1950 B	43 355 000		$ 0.54	$ 3.10	$ 3.20	$ 10			10%	KM#917.2 (3 feathers)
1950 B			$ 0.14	$ 0.54	$ 1.10	$ 2.90	$ 4.70		18%	KM#917.2 (4 feathers)
1951	2								0.2%	(fr) F. 402/6 - Essai
1951	97 922 000	$ 0.08	$ 0.20	$ 0.49	$ 0.74	$ 0.97	$ 1.30	$ 2.40	47%	KM#917.1 (4 feathers)
1951 B	46 814 790	$ 0.22	$ 0.29	$ 0.43	$ 1.20	$ 1.20	$ 1.20	$ 2.70	32%	KM#917.2 (4 feathers)
1952	130 281 000	$ 0.13	$ 0.27	$ 0.54	$ 0.75	$ 0.89	$ 1.80	$ 1.80	52%	KM#917.1 (4 feathers)
1952 B	54 381 160	$ 0.12	$ 0.22	$ 0.54	$ 1.00	$ 1.30	$ 2.10		29%	KM#917.2 (4 feathers)
1953	60 158 000	$ 0.12	$ 0.12	$ 0.32	$ 0.94	$ 0.98	$ 2.00		33%	KM#917.1 (4 feathers)
1953 B	42 409 050		$ 0.32	$ 1.00	$ 1.00	$ 1.20			26%	KM#917.2 (4 feathers)
1954 B									0.7%	KM#917.2 (4 feathers)

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