1 Franc light type

Features

Country	France
Period	Fourth Republic (1946-1958)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1941-1959
Value	1 Franc (1)
Currency	Franc (1795-1959)
Composition	Aluminium
Weight	1.3 g
Diameter	23 mm
Thickness	1.41 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	02-17-2005
References	F# 221, Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc (10^th edition). Les Chevau-légers, Paris, France. ISBN 9782916996554. Gad# 473, Francesco Pastrone; 2017. Monnaies francaises, 1789-2017 (23^rd edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco. ISBN 9782906602465 . KM# 885a, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. ISBN 9781440248979. Thomas Michael (editor), Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2016. Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700 (7^th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, USA. ISBN 9781440248573. Thomas Michael (editor); 2016. Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800 (7^th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, USA. ISBN 9781440247064. Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900 (9^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. ISBN 9781440248955. Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000 (47^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. ISBN 9781440248962. Schön# 200a Gerhard Schön; 2020. Weltmünzkatalog 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. ISBN 9783866461840. Helmut Kahnt, Günter Schön; 2016. Weltmünzkatalog 19. Jahrhundert: 1801-1900 (17. Auflage). Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. ISBN 9783866461185. Gerhard Schön, Sebastian Krämer; 2017. Weltmünzkatalog 21. Jahrhundert: 2001-2016 (3. Auflage). Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. ISBN 9783866461383.

Obverse

Wreathed female head facing left, lettering around edge both sides, engraver's name behind head

Lettering:
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
MORLON

Translation:
Republic of France
Morlon

Engraver: Pierre-Alexandre Morlon

Reverse

A cornucopia on each side, lettering at the top, the value in middle with the date below and the privy mark to the right of the date in between the gap between the two cornucopias

Lettering:
LIBERTE-EGALITE
FRATERNITE
1
FRANC
1947

Translation:
Liberty Equality
Fraternity
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

Mints

	Paris, France (864-date)
B	Beaumont-le-Roger, France
C	Castelsarrasin, France

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
1941		0.38	0.06	0.30	0.96	1.20			28%	KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark, about 43,000,000 strikes
1941									0.4%	Trial Strike
1944			0.18	0.30	0.60	2.09	10.77		24%	KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark, mintage included with 1941
1944 C			1.20	0.96	2.39	3.83			12%	KM#885a.3, mintage included with 1941
1945	61,780,000	0.12	0.12	0.12	0.37	3.59	2.19	2.65	39%	KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark
1945	100								0.10%	Trial Strike
1945 B	4,250,866		0.84	1.79	3.59	9.84			12%	KM#885a.2
1945 C	5,219,806		0.14	1.64	3.59	9.84			15%	KM#885a.3
1946	62,385,157		0.12	0.49	0.60	0.60			32%	KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark
1946 B	26,493,000		0.12	0.60	0.75	3.47			22%	KM#885a.2
1947	110,448,000	0.02	0.12	0.18	0.60	1.66		2.39	45%	KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark
1947 B	51,562,000		0.18	0.24	1.16	13.32			22%	KM#885a.2
1948	96,092,000	0.12	0.18	0.29	0.35	1.20	4.78	2.19	43%	KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark
1948 B	45,481,000		0.12	0.24	0.81	1.20			27%	KM#885a.2
1949	41,090,000	0.05	0.12	0.32	0.60	2.67			30%	KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark
1949 B	35,840,000		0.16	0.36	0.60	3.25	5.19	5.98	25%	KM#885a.2
1950	27,882,286		0.22	0.30	0.60	1.20			24%	KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark
1950 B	18,800,000		0.54	1.20	2.34	3.83			15%	KM#885a.2
1957	16,497,000			0.36	0.60	2.99		5.37	23%	KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark
1957 B	63,976,000	0.08	0.24	0.24	0.42	1.20	5.31	4.78	35%	KM#885a.2
1958	21,197,000		0.24	0.19	0.60	2.39	2.09	2.99	25%	KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark
1958 B	13,412,000			2.39	2.99	13.15			13%	KM#885a.2
1959	41,985,000	0.06	0.42	0.30	0.51	1.79	3.59	2.00	32%	KM#885a.1; cornucopia; owl mark, struck under the fifth Republic

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