1942 French 20 Centimes (Vichy, light)

Obverse

Reverse

Type Details

Country:  France 
Period:  Vichy French State 
Face value:  20 Cents 
Dates:  From 1941 to 1944 
Purpose:  Circulation 
 
Obverse:  Grain sprigs flank center hole 
Legend:  ETAT FRANÇAIS 
 
Reverse:  Center hole divides denomination, oak leaves flank, date below 
Legend:  20 CENTIMES 
 
Edge:  Reeded 
 
Designer(s) / Engraver(s): 
  Atelier de gravure 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 900.2 

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: 
1942 
Mint:  Paris 
Mintage:  112,868,000 (incl. previous) 
Scarcity: 
 
Valuation: 
Notes:  Thin flan 

Specifications

Total Weight:  3.0000g (0.10 Oz)  
Composition:  Zinc 
Alignment: 
Coin 
Diameter:  24.00mm 
Thickness:  1.35mm 

Description

KM# 900.2 with thin flan


Value Range

Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1942 112,868,000 $0.50 $1.20 $2.00 $3.80 $7.50 $10.00
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