1 Franc

Features

Issuer	France
Period	Third Republic (1870-1940)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1931-1941
Value	1 Franc
Currency	Franc (1795-1959)
Composition	Copper-aluminium (91% Copper, 9% Aluminium)
Weight	4 g
Diameter	23 mm
Thickness	1.70 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	5 August 1949
Number	N# 707
References	F# 219, Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc (10^th edition). Les Chevau-légers, Paris, France. Gad# 470, Francesco Pastrone; 2021. Monnaies francaises, 1789-2021 (25^th edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco. KM# 885, 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. Schön# 200 Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

Marianne's head left wearing a phrygian cap decorated with a composite wreath made of olive tree leaves, oak and wheat.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPVBLIQVE FRANÇAISE
MORLON

Translation:
FRENCH REPUBLIC
MORLON

Engraver: Pierre-Alexandre Morlon

Reverse

Value encompassed on either side by Cornucopia (or horn of plenty, overflowing with produce, flowers, or nuts).

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LIBERTE-EGALITE
FRATERNITE
1
FRANC
1939

Translation:
Liberty Equality
Brotherhood
1
Franc
1939

Engraver: Pierre-Alexandre Morlon

Edge

Smooth

Mint

Paris, France (600-1973)

Mark

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

Comments

The 1941 production was struck under the Vichy regime in cupro-aluminium and 6,008,106 copies were struck in 1942 with corners marked with the 1941 vintage.
Source: Le franc 2019

1931 Trial

Three main groups are known.

Obverse
Die 1 - tops of awns of the wreath hidden by the last letter E in REPVBLIQVE.
Die 2 - tops of awns of the wreath inside of the last letter E in REPVBLIQVE.

Die 3 - well-defined collar in straight lines.

Combinations
Die 1: 1931, 1931 probe, 1932, 1933.
Die 2: 1933-1940, 1941 brass, 1941 aluminium heavy, 1941 aluminium heavy trial, 1941 aluminium light, 1941 aluminium light trial, 1944, 1944 C, 1945, 1945 trial, 1945 B, 1945 C, 1946-1959 all issues.
Die 3: 1943 zinc, 1943 aluminium.

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
1931						$ 170			0.6%	F. 219/1 - KM#E-B64 - Trial - See comment
1931	15 503 090		$ 0.34	$ 0.34	$ 1.10	$ 1.90			34%	F. 219/2
1932	29 768 441	$ 0.05	$ 0.25	$ 0.27	$ 0.50	$ 0.94			39%	F. 219/3
1933	15 356 567	$ 0.11	$ 0.11	$ 0.54	$ 0.99	$ 2.00			25%	F. 219/4 - See comment
1934	17 285 800	$ 0.11	$ 0.12	$ 0.32	$ 0.86	$ 1.90			31%	F. 219/5
1935	1 166 038			$ 16	$ 20	$ 20			7%	F. 219/6
1936	23 816 782		$ 0.19	$ 0.27	$ 0.54	$ 0.97	$ 2.30		33%	F. 219/7
1937	30 940 378		$ 0.22	$ 0.27	$ 0.54	$ 1.10			29%	F. 219/8
1938	66 164 569	$ 0.11	$ 0.18	$ 0.53	$ 0.53	$ 1.10	$ 3.20		48%	F. 219/9
1939	48 434 500	$ 0.10	$ 0.30	$ 0.54	$ 0.54	$ 0.97	$ 2.50	$ 3.20	46%	F. 219/10
1940	29 440 012	$ 0.13	$ 0.13	$ 0.54	$ 0.54	$ 0.98	$ 2.70		35%	F. 219/11
1941	34 705 492	$ 0.10	$ 0.11	$ 0.54	$ 0.54	$ 1.10	$ 2.50	$ 3.20	36%	F. 219/12

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Price
	Katz Auction 82 Lot 1697	13 May 2023	1938 – F. 219/9	F	Unsold
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	Katz Auction 79 Lot 369	21 Mar 2023	1941 – F. 219/12	XF	USD 5.38 (EUR 5.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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