1954 B 4 plumes French 20 Francs

Obverse
1954 B 4 plumes French 20 Francs (Obverse)

Reverse
1954 B 4 plumes French 20 Francs (Reverse)

Type Details
Country:  France 
Period:  Modern Republic 
Face value:  20 Francs 
Dates:  From 1950 to 1954 
Purpose:  Circulation 
 
Obverse:  Female head facing left 
Legend:  REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE 
 
Reverse:  Denomination above date at right, rooster above laurel leaves at left 
Legend:  LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE 20 FRANCS 
 
Edge:  Plain 
 
Designer(s) / Engraver(s): 
  Georges Guiraud 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 917 

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

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Issue
Year: 
1954 B 4 plumes 
Mint:  Beaumont-le-Roger 
Mintage:  1,573,000 
Scarcity: 
 
Valuation: 
Notes:  KM# 917.2 minted in Beaumont-Le-Roger (France) with mint mark.
4 plumes 

Specifications
Total Weight:  4.0000g (0.13 Oz)  
Composition:  Aluminium-Bronze 
Alignment: 
Coin 
Diameter:  23.00mm 
Thickness:  1.66mm 

Description

Varieties:

  • KM# 917.1 (1950-1953) minted in Paris (France) without mint mark.
  • KM# 917.2 (1950-1954) minted in Beaumont-Le-Roger (France) with mint mark.

Value Range
Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1954 B 4 plumes 1,573,000 $125 $200 $350 $525 $800
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