10 Francs

Features

Issuer	France
Period	Fourth Republic (1946-1958)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1950-1958
Value	10 Francs
Currency	Franc (1795-1959)
Composition	Copper-aluminium (91% Copper, 9% Aluminium)
Weight	3.0 g
Diameter	20 mm
Thickness	1.64 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	30 June 1970
Number	N# 894 Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)
References	F# 363, Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc (10^th edition). Les Chevau-légers, Paris, France. Schön# 221, Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes. KM# 915, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes. Gad# 812 Francesco Pastrone; 2021. Monnaies francaises, 1789-2021 (25^th edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco.

Obverse

Female head facing left, designer's name, legend

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
G·GUIRAUD

Translation: French Republic

Engraver: Georges Guiraud

Reverse

Rooster facing right, laurel branch, value, year of production, pattern around edge.
NOTE: If there is a B mintmark it is below date

Script: Latin

Lettering:
10
FRANCS
1951
LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE

Translation: Liberty Equality Brotherhood

Engraver: Georges Guiraud

Edge

Smooth

Mints

	Paris, France (600-1973)
B	Beaumont-le-Roger, France

Mark

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

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
1950	1 700								0.4%	Essai
1950	13 534 000		$ 0.30	$ 0.33	$ 0.81	$ 1.40			22%	KM#915.1
1950 B	4 807 500		$ 1.80	$ 1.80	$ 3.20	$ 3.20			12%	KM#915.2
1951	153 689 000	$ 0.22	$ 0.22	$ 0.32	$ 0.54	$ 0.73	$ 1.30	$ 2.50	56%	KM#915.1
1951 B	106 866 344	$ 0.10	$ 0.11	$ 0.25	$ 0.54	$ 0.73	$ 1.20		43%	KM#915.2
1952	76 810 000	$ 0.12	$ 0.27	$ 0.27	$ 0.38	$ 0.81	$ 0.86	$ 2.20	40%	KM#915.1
1952 B	72 345 346	$ 0.12	$ 0.22	$ 0.22	$ 0.54	$ 0.73	$ 0.98		32%	KM#915.2
1953	46 272 000	$ 0.10	$ 0.22	$ 0.22	$ 0.54	$ 0.71	$ 0.82	$ 2.40	32%	KM#915.1
1953 B	36 465 856	$ 0.11	$ 0.26	$ 0.32	$ 0.75	$ 0.81			28%	KM#915.2
1954	2 207 000			$ 18	$ 18	$ 18	$ 18		7%	KM#915.1
1954 B	21 634 454		$ 1.10	$ 1.10	$ 2.20	$ 2.70			15%	KM#915.2
1955	50 034 000	$ 0.10	$ 0.25	$ 0.30	$ 0.61	$ 0.74	$ 1.30	$ 1.40	30%	KM#915.1
1957	26 351 000		$ 0.32	$ 0.54	$ 1.10	$ 1.40	$ 3.90	$ 5.30	24%	KM#915.1
1958	27 213 000		$ 0.87	$ 0.87	$ 1.40	$ 1.40	$ 4.40		21%	KM#915.1

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