Issuer |
France
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Period |
Fourth Republic (1946-1958)
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Type | Standard circulation coin |
Year | 1950 |
Value | 20 Francs |
Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
Composition | Copper-aluminium (91% Copper, 9% Aluminium) |
Weight | 4 g |
Diameter | 23.50 mm |
Thickness | 1.66 mm |
Shape | Round |
Technique | Milled |
Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
Demonetized | 30 June 1970 |
Number | N# 7917 |
References |
F# 401, ![]() ![]() And 5 more volumes.
Francesco Pastrone; 2021. Monnaies francaises, 1789-2021 (25th edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco.
Schön# 222 ![]() And 2 more volumes. |
Female head facing left, designer, legend
NOTE: Signature in full length (compare KM#917; shortened)
Script: Latin
Lettering:
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
GEORGES
GUIRAUD
Translation: French Republic
Engraver: Georges Guiraud
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
Script: Latin
Lettering:
20
FRANCS
1950
B
LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE
Translation: Liberty Equality Brotherhood
Engraver: Georges Guiraud
Smooth
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Paris, France (600-1973) |
B | Beaumont-le-Roger, France |
Lucien Bazor, General coin engraver, Paris (1931-1958) |
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Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||||
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Undetermined | |||||||||||||
1950 | $ 0.13 | $ 0.54 | $ 1.10 | $ 1.60 | $ 3.50 | $ 6.70 | 86% | KM#916.1 (3 feathers) | |||||
1950 | $ 0.23 | $ 3.80 | 8% | KM#916.1 (4 feathers) | |||||||||
1950 B | $ 0.32 | $ 0.86 | $ 2.30 | $ 6.90 | 26% | KM#916.2 (3 feathers) | |||||||
1950 B | $ 32 | $ 210 | $ 280 | 6% | KM#916.2 (4 feathers) |
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Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Price |
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Katz Auction 77 Lot 2276 ![]() |
11 Feb 2023 | Undetermined | F |
USD 49.35
(EUR 46.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 67 Lot 1147 ![]() |
24 Sep 2022 | Undetermined | F |
USD 5.36
(EUR 5.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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