1 Franc light type
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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 |
| Number |
N#
708
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| References |
F#
221,  Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc (10th edition). Les Chevau-légers, Paris, France.
Francesco Pastrone; 2017. Monnaies francaises, 1789-2017 (23rd edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco.
KM#
885a,  Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. And 4 more volumes.  Gerhard Schön; 2020. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes. |
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
Pierre-Alexandre Morlon, born in Mâcon in 1878, and d died in 1951, was a French medallist and sculptor.
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
Pierre-Alexandre Morlon, born in Mâcon in 1878, and d died in 1951, was a French medallist and sculptor.
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | ||||||||||||
| 1941 | 0.38 | 0.09 | 0.30 | 0.97 | 1.19 | 28% | KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark, about 43,000,000 strikes | |||||
| 1941 | 0.4% | Trial Strike | ||||||||||
| 1944 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0.30 | 0.59 | 2.15 | 10.69 | 9.03 | 24% | KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark, mintage included with 1941 | |||
| 1944 C | 1.19 | 1.19 | 2.37 | 3.56 | 12% | KM#885a.3, mintage included with 1941 | ||||||
| 1945 | 61 780 000 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.38 | 2.08 | 2.17 | 2.63 | 39% | KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark | ||
| 1945 | 100 | 0.15% | Trial Strike | |||||||||
| 1945 B | 4 250 866 | 1.19 | 1.78 | 3.56 | 9.77 | 12% | KM#885a.2 | |||||
| 1945 C | 5 219 806 | 0.14 | 1.54 | 3.26 | 9.21 | 15% | KM#885a.3 | |||||
| 1946 | 62 385 157 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.32 | 0.59 | 0.59 | 32% | KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark | ||||
| 1946 B | 26 493 000 | 0.12 | 0.59 | 0.74 | 3.56 | 22% | KM#885a.2 | |||||
| 1947 | 110 448 000 | 0.02 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0.59 | 1.19 | 2.37 | 45% | KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark | |||
| 1947 B | 51 562 000 | 0.18 | 0.24 | 1.15 | 6.82 | 22% | KM#885a.2 | |||||
| 1948 | 96 092 000 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0.28 | 0.34 | 1.19 | 4.75 | 2.14 | 43% | KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark | ||
| 1948 B | 45 481 000 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.24 | 0.80 | 3.16 | 27% | KM#885a.2 | ||||
| 1949 | 41 090 000 | 0.05 | 0.12 | 0.32 | 0.59 | 1.22 | 29% | KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark | ||||
| 1949 B | 35 840 000 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.36 | 0.51 | 3.56 | 5.02 | 5.93 | 24% | KM#885a.2 | ||
| 1950 | 27 882 286 | 0.18 | 0.30 | 0.61 | 1.19 | 24% | KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark | |||||
| 1950 B | 18 800 000 | 0.36 | 1.19 | 2.37 | 4.15 | 15% | KM#885a.2 | |||||
| 1957 | 16 497 000 | 0.24 | 0.36 | 0.59 | 1.78 | 5.33 | 23% | KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark | ||||
| 1957 B | 63 976 000 | 0.08 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.42 | 1.19 | 5.27 | 4.75 | 35% | KM#885a.2 | ||
| 1958 | 21 197 000 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.59 | 2.37 | 2.08 | 2.97 | 25% | KM#885a.1; cornucopia; wing mark | ||
| 1958 B | 13 412 000 | 2.37 | 2.97 | 13.05 | 12% | KM#885a.2 | ||||||
| 1959 | 41 985 000 | 0.06 | 0.42 | 0.36 | 0.47 | 1.73 | 3.56 | 1.95 | 32% | KM#885a.1; cornucopia; owl mark, struck under the fifth Republic | ||
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