100 Francs
Obverse © nordboutik59 – Reverse © Jérémy Pureur
Features
| Issuer |
France
 |
|---|---|
| Period |
Fourth Republic (1946-1958)
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| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1954-1959 |
| Value | 100 Francs |
| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel) |
| Weight | 6 g |
| Diameter | 24 mm |
| Thickness | 1.85 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 3 August 1966 |
| Number | N# 688 |
| References |
F# 450,  Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc (10th edition). Les Chevau-légers, Paris, France.  Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes.  Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes.
Francesco Pastrone; 2021. Monnaies francaises, 1789-2021 (25th edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco.
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Obverse
The bust of Liberty holding a torch facing right
Script: Latin
Lettering:
REPUBLIQUE
FRANÇAISE
CR
Translation: French Republic
Engraver:
Robert Cochet 
Robert Cochet was a French artist medal engraver, born in 1903. He studied at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris and specialised in creating designs for medals, coinage and small works in bronze.
Reverse
Value and date with mintmark on left. Lettering above. Fruit and wheat on right.
NOTE: The letter B (if present) is between the olive branches
Script: Latin
Lettering:
LIBERTE EGALITE
FRATERNITE
100
FRANCS
1956
R COCHET
Translation:
Liberty Equality
Brotherhood
Engraver:
Robert Cochet
Robert Cochet was a French artist medal engraver, born in 1903. He studied at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris and specialised in creating designs for medals, coinage and small works in bronze.
Edge
Reeded
© Eagle68 (CC BY-NC)
Mints
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Paris, France (600-1973) |
| B | Beaumont-le-Roger, France |
Marks
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Lucien Bazor, General coin engraver, Paris (1931-1958) |
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Raymond Joly, General coin engraver, Paris (1958-1974) |
Comments
The shape of the '4' on the 1954 "essai" can be used to identify modern fakes that are extremely common on auction sites and private sales. The fakes have fatter digits and usually thinner planchets weighing as little as 4.5 g.
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| Date | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||
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| 1954 | 1 200 | 0.8% | Essai | ||||||||||
| 1954 | |
97 285 500 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.54 | $ 1.10 | $ 2.10 | $ 3.50 | $ 3.50 | 44% | KM#919.1 (wing privy mark) | ||
| 1954 B | |
86 260 628 | $ 0.54 | $ 0.94 | $ 1.10 | $ 2.50 | $ 4.60 | $ 4.60 | 35% | KM#919.2 (wing privy mark) | |||
| 1955 | |
152 517 500 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.86 | $ 0.86 | $ 0.94 | $ 1.40 | $ 2.30 | $ 4.90 | 47% | KM#919.1 (wing privy mark) Narrow ribbon headdress | ||
| 1955 | |
$ 0.40 | $ 0.75 | $ 1.10 | $ 4.10 | $ 4.20 | 15% | Wide ribbon headdress | |||||
| 1955 B | |
136 584 872 | $ 0.73 | $ 0.86 | $ 0.86 | $ 1.30 | $ 2.20 | $ 2.20 | 34% | KM#919.2 (wing privy mark) Narrow ribbon headdress | |||
| 1955 B | |
$ 1.10 | $ 1.10 | $ 1.10 | $ 1.90 | $ 3.10 | 10% | Wide ribbon headdress | |||||
| 1956 | |
7 578 334 | $ 6.40 | $ 21 | $ 31 | 7% | KM#919.1 (wing privy mark) | ||||||
| 1956 B | |
19 154 500 | $ 2.70 | $ 3.20 | $ 4.30 | 11% | KM#919.2 (wing privy mark) | ||||||
| 1957 | |
11 312 000 | $ 2.10 | $ 5.40 | $ 8.60 | 10% | KM#919.1 (wing privy mark) | ||||||
| 1957 B | |
25 702 000 | $ 2.70 | $ 3.20 | $ 3.20 | $ 7.60 | 11% | KM#919.2 (wing privy mark) | |||||
| 1958 | |
2 646 500 | $ 98 | $ 98 | $ 170 | 3% | KM#919.1 (owl privy mark) | ||||||
| 1958 | |
3 256 000 | $ 1.10 | $ 7.50 | $ 11 | 11% | KM#919.1 (wing privy mark) | ||||||
| 1958 B | |
54 071 500 | $ 4.30 | $ 11 | $ 11 | $ 15 | 7% | KM#919.2 (wing privy mark) | |||||
| 1959 | |
0.3% | KM#919.1 (owl privy mark - one coin known) | ||||||||||
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Price |
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The Coinhouse Auctions Auction 34 Lot 358 
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25 Mar 2023 | 1958 – KM#919.1 (owl privy mark) | VF |
USD 53.50
(EUR 50.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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CGB E-auction n°310 Lot 228413
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25 Mar 2019 | 1958 – KM#919.1 (wing privy mark) |
VF (TTB45) |
USD 5.35
(EUR 5.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 67 Lot 1150
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24 Sep 2022 | Undetermined | F |
USD 9.63
(EUR 9.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 67 Lot 1149
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24 Sep 2022 | Undetermined |
USD 5.35
(EUR 5.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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