100 Francs

Features

Country	France - Modern
Period	Fourth Republic (1946-1958)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1950-1959
Value	100 Francs (100)
Currency	Franc (1795-1959)
Composition	Copper-nickel
Weight	6 g
Diameter	24 mm
Thickness	1.85 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	08-03-1966
References	KM# 919, Standard Catalog of World Coins by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) Schön# 224, Weltmünzkatalog by Gerhard Schön, Günter Schön (Battenberg Gietl Verlag) F# 450, Le Franc by Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt (Les Chevau-légers) Gad# 897 Monnaies francaises by Francesco Pastrone (Victor Gadoury)

Obverse

Le bandeau du bonnet passat derrière la flamme, est, selon les pièces plus ou moins large pour une même année.

Lettering:
REPUBLIQUE
FRANÇAISE
CR

Engraver: Robert Cochet

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

Lettering:
LIBERTE EGALITE
FRATERNITE
100
FRANCS
1956
R COCHET

Engraver: Robert Cochet

Edge

Reeded

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Year	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
1950	9							0.12%	Pre-Series type (21mm)
1950	50							0.18%	Pre-Series type (21mm); Essai
1954	1,200							0.7%	Essai
1954	97,285,500		0.53	1.11	2.45	4.15	6.04	45%	KM#919.1 (without mintmark, wing privy mark)
1954 B	86,260,628	0.50	1.11	1.13	2.79	13.18	13.18	35%	KM#919.2 (with mintmark, wing privy mark)
1955	152,517,500		0.88	0.98	1.64	2.28		50%	KM#919.1 (without mintmark, wing privy mark) Narrow ribbon headdress
1955				1.31	5.55	42.16		11%	Wide ribbon headdress
1955 B	136,584,872		0.77	0.77	1.66		4.58	36%	KM#919.2 (with mintmark, wing privy mark) Narrow ribbon headdress
1955 B				2.77	8.88			7%	Wide ribbon headdress
1956	7,578,334		11.80	11.80	133.15			7%	KM#919.1 (without mintmark, wing privy mark)
1956 B	19,154,500		2.50	5.55	19.42			11%	KM#919.2 (with mintmark, wing privy mark)
1957	11,312,000		3.61	14.42	33.29			11%	KM#919.1 (without mintmark, wing privy mark)
1957 B	25,702,000			4.22	8.25			11%	KM#919.2 (with mintmark, wing privy mark)
1958	2,646,500			166.44		191.40		3%	KM#919.1 (without mintmark, owl privy mark)
1958	3,256,000		8.32	8.32	49.93			11%	KM#919.1 (without mintmark, wing privy mark)
1958 B	54,071,500			19.97	22.75			7%	KM#919.2 (with mintmark, wing privy mark)
1959								0.3%	(fr) KM#919.1 chouette (1 seul exemplaire connu à ce jour)

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