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20 Francs

20 Francs - obverse20 Francs - reverse

© Joseph Kunnappally

Features

Country Algeria
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1949-1956
Value 20 Francs (20)
Currency Franc (1848-1959)
Composition Copper-nickel
Weight 5.45 g
Diameter 23.2 mm
Thickness 1.7 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized 04-01-1964
References KM# 91,
Standard Catalog of World Coins
by George S. Cuhaj
(Krause Publications)
Schön# 1,
Weltmünzkatalog
by Gerhard Schön, Günter Schön
(Battenberg Gietl Verlag)
Lec# 48,
Monnaies et jetons des colonies françaises
by Jean Lecompte
(Victor Gadoury, 2007)
Lec# 49
Monnaies et jetons des colonies françaises
by Jean Lecompte
(Victor Gadoury, 2007)

Obverse

"Marianne" to the right

Lettering:
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
P. TURIN

Translation:
FRENCH REPUBLIC
P. TURIN

Engraver: Pierre Turin

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

Value above date, flanked by wheat ears, country below

Lettering:
20
FRANCS
1949
ALGERIE

Translation:
20
FRANCS
1949
ALGERIA (French)

Engraver: Pierre Turin

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

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Year Mintage G VG F VF XF AU UNC
1949  25,556,000 1.11 1.11 1.55 2.22 1.70 Lec# 48 Monnaie de Paris (wing)
1956  7,500,000 1.44 2.22 2.50 Lec# 49 Monnaie de Paris (wing)

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