20 Francs signature "GEORGES GUIRAUD"
© Joseph Kunnappally
Features
| Country | France - Modern |
|---|---|
| Period | Fourth Republic (1946-1958) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Year | 1950 |
| Value | 20 Francs (20) |
| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
| Composition | Aluminium-bronze |
| Weight | 4 g |
| Diameter | 23.50 mm |
| Thickness | 1.66 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 06-30-1970 |
| References |
KM#
916, Standard Catalog of World Coins
F#
401, by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) Le Franc
Gad#
864, by Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt (Les Chevau-légers) Monnaies francaises
Schön#
222 by Francesco Pastrone (Victor Gadoury) Weltmünzkatalog
by Gerhard Schön, Günter Schön (Battenberg Gietl Verlag) |
Obverse
Female head facing left, designer, legend
NOTE: Signature in full length (compare KM#917; shortened)
Lettering: REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE GEORGES GUIRAUD
Engraver: Georges Guiraud
Reverse
Rooster facing right, laurel branch, value, year of production, pattern around edge
NOTE: To see which feathers you have to count, look at the six horizontal tail feathers of the rooster. If all six horizontal feathers are visible, there are three curved feathers before them - if they are not all visible, there are four curved feathers.
The 4-feathers variety has been identified as a counterfeit.
NOTE: If it has B letter it is below date
Lettering:
20
FRANCS
1950
LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE
Engraver: Georges Guiraud
Edge
Smooth
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| Year | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.84 | 1.67 | 2.56 | 16.72 | KM#916.1 (3 feathers) | ||||||
| 1950 | 0.89 | KM#916.1 (4 feathers) | |||||||||
| 1950 B | 1.11 | 5.69 | 20.06 | KM#916.2 (3 feathers) | |||||||
| 1950 B | 228.46 | KM#916.2 (4 feathers) | |||||||||
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