1947 French 10 Francs (large head)

Obverse
1947 French 10 Francs (large head) (Obverse)

Reverse
1947 French 10 Francs (large head) (Reverse)

Type Details
Country:  France 
Period:  Modern Republic 
Face value:  10 Francs 
Dates:  From 1945 to 1947 
Purpose:  Circulation 
 
Obverse:  Laureate head of Marianne facing right 
Legend:  REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE 
 
Reverse:  Denomination above date, inscription below, grain columns flank 
Legend:  10 FRANCS LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE 
 
Edge:  Reeded 
 
Designer(s) / Engraver(s): 
  Pierre Turin 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 908 

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: 
1947 
Mintage:  41,627,000 
Scarcity: 
 
Valuation: 
Notes:  KM# 908.1 minted in Paris (France). 

Specifications
Total Weight:  7.0000g (0.23 Oz)  
Composition:  Copper-Nickel 
Alignment: 
Coin 
Diameter:  26.00mm 
Thickness:  1.72mm 

Description

Varieties:

  • KM# 908.1 (1945-1947) minted in Paris (France).
  • KM# 908.2 (1946-1947) minted in Beaumont-le-Roger (France).

Value Range
Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1947 41,627,000 $0.25 $0.70 $1.00 $1.70 $3.00 $5.00
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