10 Francs Large Head
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Features
| Country | France |
|---|---|
| Period |
Fourth Republic (1946-1958)
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| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1945-1947 |
| Value | 10 Francs (10) |
| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 7 g |
| Diameter | 26 mm |
| Thickness | 1.72 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 08-01-1953 |
| Number |
N#
893
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| References |
F#
361,  Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc (10th edition). Les Chevau-légers, Paris, France. Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc (10th edition). Les Chevau-légers, Paris, France.
Francesco Pastrone; 2017. Monnaies francaises, 1789-2017 (23rd edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco.
KM#
908  Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. And 4 more volumes. |
Obverse
Head of Republic with a phrygian cap at 2 mm from the denticles
Lettering:
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
P.TURIN
Translation: FRENCH REPUBLIC
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
Lettering:
10
FRANCS
1946
LIBERTE
EGALITE
FRATERNITE
Translation:
10
FRANCS
1946
LIBERTY
EQUALITY
BROTHERSHIP
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
| B | Beaumont-le-Roger, France |
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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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 1 100 | 0.8% | Essai | |||||||||
| 1945 | 6 557 000 | 3.57 | 1.49 | 4.76 | 4.76 | 37% | KM#908.1 (long laurel leaves) | |||||
| 1945 | 26.46 | 6% | KM#908.1 (short laurel leaves) | |||||||||
| 1946 | 24 409 000 | 2.82 | 11% | KM#908.1 (long laurel leaves) | ||||||||
| 1946 | 0.48 | 0.60 | 1.19 | 3.57 | 3.57 | 45% | KM#908.1 (short laurel leaves) | |||||
| 1946 B | 8 452 000 | 35.72 | 7% | KM#908.2 (long laurel leaves) | ||||||||
| 1946 B | 1.19 | 3.57 | 4.17 | 5.95 | 28% | KM#908.2 (short laurel leaves) | ||||||
| 1947 | 41 627 000 | 0.74 | 0.65 | 0.80 | 1.30 | 2.36 | 5.95 | 53% | KM#908.1 | |||
| 1947 B | 17 187 500 | 0.60 | 1.19 | 2.38 | 38% | KM#908.2 (short laurel leaves) | ||||||
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