1946 French Aluminium Franc

Obverse

Reverse

Type Details

Country:  France 
Period:  Modern Republic 
Face value:  1 Franc 
Dates:  From 1941 to 1959 
Purpose:  Circulation 
 
Obverse:  Laureate head facing left 
Legend:  REPVBLIQUE FRANÇAISE 
 
Reverse:  Cornucopias flank denomination and date 
Legend:  LIBERTE·EGALITE FRATERNITE 1 FRANC 
 
Edge:  Smooth 
 
Designer(s) / Engraver(s): 
  Pierre-Alexandre Morlon 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 885a 

Currency

Unit:  French Franc 
System:  Decimal 
 
Fractions:  100 Centimes = 1 Franc
 
Mint Marks: 
A, (a) - Monnaie de Paris, Paris, France
B - Rouen, France
B – Beaumont-le-Roger, France (1943-1958)
B, (b) – La Monnaie Royale, Brussels, Belgium (B inside circle)
BB - Strasbourg, France
C - Castelsarrasin, France
CL - Genoa, Italy
D - Lyon, France
G - Geneve, Switzerland
H - La Rochelle, France
I - Limoges, France
K - Bordeaux, France
L - Bayonne, France
M - Toulouse, France
MA - Marseille, France (MA monogram)
Q - Perpignan, France
R - London, England
(R) - Rome, Italy (crowned R)
(s) - Real Casa de la Moneda, Madrid, Spain (star)
T - Nantes, France
(tb) - Poissy, France (Thunderbolt)
U - Turin, Italy
W - Lille, France

Grades & Prices Available

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Issue

Year: 
1946 
Mintage:  52,516,000 
Scarcity: 
 
Valuation: 
Notes:  KM# 885a.1 minted in Paris (France). 

Specifications

Total Weight:  1.5000g (0.05 Oz)  
Composition:  Aluminium 
Alignment: 
Coin 
Diameter:  23.00mm 
Thickness:  1.70mm 

Description

Verieties:

  • KM# 885a.1 (1941-1959) minted in Paris (France).
  • KM# 885a.2 (1945-1958) minted in Beaumont-Le-Roger (France).
  • KM# 885a.3 (1944-1945) minted in Castelsarrasin (France).

Value Range

Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1946 52,516,000 $0.10 $0.15 $0.25 $0.70 $2.00 $3.00
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