Country:

France

Series:

1870~1940 - Third Republic

Catalog codes:

World Coins km879

Themes:

Cornucopias (Horn of Plenty) | Crops | Legends | Men | Plants (Flora)

Issued on:

1929

Last issue date:

1939

Distribution:

Standard Circulation

Mints:

Monnaie de Paris (A), Paris, France

Composition:

Silver

Edge:

Reeded/grained

Orientation:

Coin alignment ↑O↓

Shape:

Circular

Rim:

Raised. Rectangles. Both sides

Weight:

20 grams

Diameter:

35 mm

Thickness:

2.44 mm

Face value:

20 ₣ - French franc

Known mintage:

51,576,967

Composition Details:

680/1000 Silver .4372 oz. ASW, 320/1000 copper

Score:

43% Accuracy: Very High

Description:

Front: value 20 / FRANCS above year 1929 (~39) between mint marks, at left, Cornucopia (c), at right, Torch (t, 1896-1930) or Wing (w, 1931-1958) and motto LIBERTE / EGALITE / FRATERNITE (Freedom Equality Fraternity) between 2 spikes
Back: head of "Libertine" with phrygian cap, designer below neck P. TURIN(Pierre Turin). State name, left/right REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE (French Republic)
Variaties: 3 long or short leaves of laurel on the forehead
Edge: G - grained, type: tresholds ᴖᴖᴖ
many Counterfeits exist in bronze-aluminum with thin silver sheath