1 Franc light type

Features

Country	France - Modern
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	KM# 885a, Standard Catalog of World Coins by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) Gad# 473, Monnaies francaises by Francesco Pastrone (Victor Gadoury) F# 221, Le Franc by Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt (Les Chevau-légers) Schön# 200a 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		0.14	0.14	0.28	0.81	2.06			KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark
1944				0.22	0.55	12.73			KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark
1944 C				0.80	2.21				KM#885a.3
1945	100								(fr) F. 221/5 - Essai
1945	61,780,000	0.12	0.11	0.11	0.30	2.89	2.89		KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark
1945 B	4,250,866		0.78	1.49	5.81				KM#885a.2
1945 C	5,219,806		0.12	1.30	5.06	25.47			KM#885a.3
1946	62,385,157		0.11	0.50	0.52	0.52			KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark
1946 B	26,493,000		0.22	0.55	0.66	5.26	14.39		KM#885a.2
1947	110,448,000	0.02	0.13	0.17	0.28	1.74		2.10	KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark
1947 B	51,562,000		0.17	0.22	0.87	2.21			KM#885a.2
1948	96,092,000	0.14	0.14	0.24	0.32	2.08		2.02	KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark
1948 B	45,481,000		0.11	0.22	0.87	3.32			KM#885a.2
1949	41,090,000		0.14	0.32	0.55	1.36			KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark
1949 B	35,840,000		0.13	0.22	0.66	2.47			KM#885a.2
1950	27,882,286		0.13	0.22	0.69	1.11			KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark
1950 B	18,800,000			1.11	2.21	3.68			KM#885a.2
1957	16,497,000			0.23	0.83	0.99			KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark
1957 B	63,976,000	0.11	0.19	0.22	0.35	1.11	6.64	6.64	KM#885a.2
1958	21,197,000		0.12	0.12	0.55	0.69	5.13	5.13	KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark
1958 B	13,412,000			2.21	2.21	28.23			KM#885a.2
1959	41,985,000		0.37	0.37	0.44	1.66	9.69		KM#885a.1; cornucopia; owl mark

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