20 Francs

20 Francs - obverse20 Francs - reverse

© Joseph Kunnappally

Features

Issuer Algeria
Period French Colony (1830-1962)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1949-1956
Value 20 Francs
Currency Franc (1848-1959)
Composition Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight 5.45 g
Diameter 23.2 mm
Thickness 1.7 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized 1 April 1964
Number N# 797
References KM# 91,
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.
Schön# 1,
Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.
And 2 more volumes.
Lec# 48,
Jean Lecompte; 2007. Monnaies et jetons des colonies françaises (2nd edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco.
Lec# 49
Jean Lecompte; 2007. Monnaies et jetons des colonies françaises (2nd edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco.

Obverse

"Marianne" to the right

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
P. TURIN

Translation: French Republic

Engraver: Pierre Turin Read more on Wikipedia

Pierre Louis Aristide Turin, born August 3, 1891 in Sucy-en-Brie where he died on July 25, 1968, is a French engraver and medalist. He is mobilized in August 1914 when the First World War broke out. In 1920, he received the first grand prix of Rome in engraving of medal and fine stone, then a gold medal in the specialized exhibition of 1925. In 1928, competing for the Monnaie de Paris, he was chosen to create a new type of currency at the head of Marianne who will bear his name: the "Turin type". This model of engraving was used for the pieces of ten francs until 1949 and twenty francs until 1939, then declined in the French colonies.

Reverse

The value above date, flanked by wheat ears, country name below

Script: Latin

Lettering:
20
FRANCS
1949
ALGERIE

Translation: Algeria

Engraver: Pierre Turin Read more on Wikipedia

Pierre Louis Aristide Turin, born August 3, 1891 in Sucy-en-Brie where he died on July 25, 1968, is a French engraver and medalist. He is mobilized in August 1914 when the First World War broke out. In 1920, he received the first grand prix of Rome in engraving of medal and fine stone, then a gold medal in the specialized exhibition of 1925. In 1928, competing for the Monnaie de Paris, he was chosen to create a new type of currency at the head of Marianne who will bear his name: the "Turin type". This model of engraving was used for the pieces of ten francs until 1949 and twenty francs until 1939, then declined in the French colonies.

Edge

Reeded

Mint

Mintmark of Paris Paris, France (600-1973)

Mark

wing Lucien Bazor, General coin engraver, Paris (1931-1958)

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Date Mintage G VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1949  wing 25 556 400 $ 0.06 $ 1.10 $ 1.10 $ 1.50 $ 2.20 $ 2.20 $ 2.20 89% Lec# 48
1956  wing 7 500 000 $ 0.81 $ 1.60 $ 1.60 $ 2.30 35% Lec# 49

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