20 Francs signature "GEORGES GUIRAUD"
© Joseph Kunnappally
Features
| Issuer | France |
|---|---|
| Period |
Fourth Republic (1946-1958)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Year | 1950 |
| Value | 20 Francs (20) |
| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
| Composition | Copper-aluminium |
| Weight | 4 g |
| Diameter | 23.50 mm |
| Thickness | 1.66 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 30 June 1970 |
| Number |
N#
7917
Numista type number (https://numista.com)
|
| References |
F#
401,  Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc (10th edition). Les Chevau-légers, Paris, France.  Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. And 4 more volumes.
Francesco Pastrone; 2019. Monnaies francaises, 1789-2019 (24th edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco.
Schön#
222  Gerhard Schön; 2020. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes. |
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
B
LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE
Engraver: Georges Guiraud
Edge
Smooth
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| Date | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||
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| Undetermined | ||||||||||||
| 1950 | $ 0.24 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.56 | $ 1.13 | $ 2.26 | $ 1.98 | $ 10 | 88% | KM#916.1 (3 feathers) | |||
| 1950 | $ 0.90 | $ 0.34 | 7% | KM#916.1 (4 feathers) | ||||||||
| 1950 B | $ 0.90 | $ 3.39 | $ 11 | 26% | KM#916.2 (3 feathers) | |||||||
| 1950 B | $ 51 | $ 226 | 5% | KM#916.2 (4 feathers) | ||||||||
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