5 Centimes year with points

Features

Issuer	France
Period	Third Republic (1870-1940)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1938-1939
Value	5 Centimes (0.05)
Currency	Franc (1795-1959)
Composition	Nickel silver (60% Copper, 20% Nickel, 20% Zinc)
Weight	1.5 g
Diameter	17 mm
Thickness	1.1 mm
Shape	Round with a round hole
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	24 November 1940
Number	N# 703
References	F# 123, Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc (10^th edition). Les Chevau-légers, Paris, France. F# 123A, Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc (10^th edition). Les Chevau-légers, Paris, France. Gad# 171, Francesco Pastrone; 2021. Monnaies francaises, 1789-2021 (25^th edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco. KM# 875a 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.

Obverse

The hole is surrounded by two oak branches, the letters RF and a Phrygian cap on top.
The size of the hole can be either small or large.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
RF
EM LINDAUER

Engraver: Edmond-Émile Lindauer

Reverse

The value divided horizontally by the center hole with the French motto at the top and the date at the bottom flanked by dots

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LIBERTE·EGALITE
FRATERNITE
5 CMES
·19 39·

Translation:
Liberty Equality
Fraternity
5 Centimes
1939

Engraver: Edmond-Émile Lindauer

Edge

Smooth

Mints

	Paris, France (600-1973)
★	Royal Mint of Spain (Real Casa de la Moneda), Madrid, Spain (1591-date)

Mark

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

Comments

Differences between F. 123/1 (star between R and F) and F. 123A/1 (Pattern)

Star between R and F:

Pattern:

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Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
1938	26 330 247	$ 0.86	$ 1.10	$ 1.10	$ 1.10	$ 2.20		53%	F. 123A/2
1938 ★								1.9%	F. 123/1 - Star between R and F
1939	52 672 000		$ 0.54	$ 1.10	$ 1.10	$ 1.90	$ 5.80	84%	F. 123A/3

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