10 Francs Large Head
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Features
| Country | France - Modern |
|---|---|
| Period | Provisional Government of the French Republic (1944-1946) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1945-1947 |
| Value | 10 Francs (10) |
| Metal | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 7 g |
| Diameter | 26 mm |
| Thickness | 1.72 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 08-01-1953 |
| References | KM# 908, F# 361, Gad# 810, F# 361A Standard Catalog of World Coins by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) Le Franc by Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt (Les Chevau-légers) Monnaies francaises by Francesco Pastrone (Victor Gadoury) |
Obverse
Head of Republic with a phrygian cap at 2 mm from the denticles
Lettering:
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
P.TURIN
Translation: FRENCH REPUBLIC
Reverse
Lettering:
10
FRANCS
1946
LIBERTE
EGALITE
FRATERNITE
Translation:
10
FRANCS
1946
LIBERTY
EQUALITY
BROTHERSHIP
Edge
Reeded
Comments
1947 issues very similar to KM#909.1 and KM#909.2. but the head at the obverse is larger for KM#909.1
How to understand the difference for laurel leaves above Marianne's forehead in the obverse:
- these are long:
- and these are short:
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| Year | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 6,557,000 | 5.62 | 3.37 | KM#908.1 (long laurel leaves) | |||||||
| 1945 | 26.95 | KM#908.1 (short laurel leaves) | |||||||||
| 1945 ESSAI | 1,100 | Essai | |||||||||
| 1946 | 24,409,000 | KM#908.1 (long laurel leaves) | |||||||||
| 1946 | 0.56 | 1.12 | 2.58 | KM#908.1 (short laurel leaves) | |||||||
| 1946 B | 8,452,000 | 33.69 | KM#908.2 (long laurel leaves) | ||||||||
| 1946 B | 3.65 | 11.23 | KM#908.2 (short laurel leaves) | ||||||||
| 1947 | 41,627,000 | 0.75 | 1.62 | 2.94 | KM#908.1 | ||||||
| 1947 B | 17,187,500 | 0.73 | 1.12 | 1.68 | KM#908.2 (short laurel leaves) | ||||||
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