1 Franc light type
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Features
| Country | France - Modern |
|---|---|
| Period | Fourth Republic (1946-1958) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1941-1959 |
| Value | 1 Franc (1) |
| Composition | Aluminium |
| Weight | 1.3 g |
| Diameter | 23 mm |
| Thickness | 1.41 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 02-17-2005 |
| References | KM# 885a, Gad# 473, F# 221, Schön# 200a Standard Catalog of World Coins by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) Monnaies francaises by Francesco Pastrone (Victor Gadoury) Le Franc by Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt (Les Chevau-légers) Weltmünzkatalog by Gerhard Schön, Günter Schön (Battenberg Gietl Verlag) |
Obverse
Wreathed female head facing left, lettering around edge both sides, engraver's name behind head
Lettering:
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
MORLON
Engraver: Pierre-Alexandre Morlon
Reverse
A cornucopia on each side, lettering at top, value in middle with date below. Privy mark to right of date
NOTE: If there is a B or C Mintmark it is in the gap between the two, below date.
Lettering:
LIBERTE-EGALITE
FRATERNITE
1
FRANC
1947
Engraver: Pierre-Alexandre Morlon
Edge
Smooth
The image shows both heavy KM#885a (bottom) and light KM#885.1-3 (top) type
Comments
Mint letters:
None = Monnaie de Paris, Paris, France
B = Beaumont-le-Roger, Normandy, France
C = Castelsarassin, Midi-Pyrénées, France
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| Year | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | (fr) F. 221/1 - Essai | ||||||||||
| 1941 | 0.11 | 0.33 | 0.81 | 3.07 | KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark | ||||||
| 1944 | 0.22 | 0.55 | 12.75 | KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark | |||||||
| 1944 C | 1.94 | 2.77 | KM#885a.3 | ||||||||
| 1945 | 100 | (fr) F. 221/5 - Essai | |||||||||
| 1945 | 61,780,000 | 0.17 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.35 | 4.43 | KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark | ||||
| 1945 B | 4,250,866 | 0.78 | 5.68 | KM#885a.2 | |||||||
| 1945 C | 5,219,806 | 0.12 | 2.22 | 6.79 | 13.17 | KM#885a.3 | |||||
| 1946 | 62,385,157 | 0.11 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.35 | KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark | |||||
| 1946 B | 26,493,000 | 0.83 | 0.67 | 11.09 | KM#885a.2 | ||||||
| 1947 | 110,448,000 | 0.04 | 0.13 | 0.17 | 0.28 | 1.99 | KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark | ||||
| 1947 B | 51,562,000 | 0.11 | 0.23 | 1.08 | 1.94 | KM#885a.2 | |||||
| 1948 | 96,092,000 | 0.17 | 0.12 | 0.27 | 0.33 | 2.22 | 2.01 | KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark | |||
| 1948 B | 45,481,000 | 0.11 | 0.22 | 0.95 | 2.24 | KM#885a.2 | |||||
| 1949 | 41,090,000 | 0.11 | 0.33 | 0.55 | 2.47 | KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark | |||||
| 1949 B | 35,840,000 | 0.11 | 0.22 | 0.76 | 4.56 | KM#885a.2 | |||||
| 1950 | 27,882,286 | 0.89 | 0.70 | 1.17 | KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark | ||||||
| 1950 B | 18,800,000 | 1.11 | 2.22 | 3.88 | KM#885a.2 | ||||||
| 1957 | 16,497,000 | 0.23 | 0.62 | 0.83 | KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark | ||||||
| 1957 B | 63,976,000 | 0.11 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.44 | 1.11 | 9.42 | 4.17 | KM#885a.2 | ||
| 1958 | 21,197,000 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.55 | 2.22 | 2.60 | KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark | ||||
| 1958 B | 13,412,000 | 2.22 | 2.22 | 28.27 | KM#885a.2 | ||||||
| 1959 | 41,985,000 | 0.54 | 0.33 | 0.47 | 1.64 | 15.52 | KM#885a.1; cornucopia; owl mark | ||||
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