5 Centimes

Obverse © nordboutik59 – Reverse © Jérémy Pureur

Features

Issuer	France
Ruling authority	Third Republic (1870-1940)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1917-1920
Value	5 Centimes (0.05)
Currency	Franc (1795-1959)
Composition	Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight	3 g
Diameter	19 mm
Thickness	1.55 mm
Shape	Round with a round hole
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	24 November 1940
Number	N# 700
References	KM# 865a Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes). , Gad 1789# 169 Francesco Pastrone. Monnaies françaises (Gadoury). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco (3 volumes). , Schön# 193 Battenberg (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (3 volumes). , Franc 2014# 121 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.

Obverse

Monogram within wreath divided by the center hole, liberty cap above

Script: Latin

Lettering: R F

Unabridged legend: République française

Translation: French Republic

Engraver: Edmond-Émile Lindauer

Reverse

Denomination divided by plant and the center hole, date at the bottom

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LIBERTÉ·ÉGALITÉ
FRATERNITÉ
5CMES
1917

Translation:
Liberty Equality
Brotherhood
5 Centimes
1920

Engraver: Edmond-Émile Lindauer

Edge

Plain

Mint

Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)

Mark

Henri-Auguste-Jules Patey, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1896-1930)

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	References	Frequency
Undetermined
1917	10 453 389		$ 0.11	$ 0.91	$ 1.70	$ 4.00	$ 11	$ 22	Franc 2014# 121/1 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.	29%
1918	33 591 616	$ 0.10	$ 0.23	$ 0.51	$ 1.00	$ 1.60	$ 2.10	$ 5.70	Franc 2014# 121/2 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.	58%
1919	43 847 770	$ 0.23	$ 0.28	$ 0.57	$ 1.00	$ 1.10	$ 1.30	$ 2.70	Franc 2014# 121/3 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.	50%
1920	51 321 082	$ 0.14	$ 0.24	$ 0.51	$ 1.10	$ 2.20	$ 3.20	$ 3.60	Franc 2014# 121/4 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.	49%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 146 Lot 1485	14 Dec 2024	1917 – Franc 2014# 121/1	AU	Unsold The lot includes several items.
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	Katz Auction 138 Lot 1296	27 Sep 2024	1917 – Franc 2014# 121/1	AU	Unsold The lot includes several items.
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	Katz Auction 126 Lot 397	18 May 2024	1917 – Franc 2014# 121/1	AU	Unsold The lot includes several items.
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	Katz Auction 106 Lot 1853	27 Dec 2023	1917 – Franc 2014# 121/1	AU	Unsold The lot includes several items.
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	Katz Auction 92 Lot 2475	15 Aug 2023	1917 – Franc 2014# 121/1	XF	USD 5.69 (EUR 5.00) (+ buyer's premium) The lot includes several items.
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	Katz Auction 103 Lot 605	9 Dec 2023	1919 – Franc 2014# 121/3	F	USD 5.69 (EUR 5.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 82 Lot 1687	13 May 2023	1919 – Franc 2014# 121/3	F	Unsold
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	Katz Auction 57 Lot 2572	19 Mar 2022	1919 – Franc 2014# 121/3	F	USD 12.52 (EUR 11.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 146 Lot 1486	14 Dec 2024	1920 – Franc 2014# 121/4	UNC	Unsold
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	Katz Auction 138 Lot 1297	27 Sep 2024	1920 – Franc 2014# 121/4	UNC	Unsold
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