Country:

France

Series:

1848~1852 - Second Republic

Catalog codes:

Colnect codes FR-000001
World Coins km 754

Themes:

Cornucopias (Horn of Plenty) | Hands | Legends | Signatures - Autographs | Symbols | Women

Issued on:

1848

Last issue date:

1851

Distribution:

Standard Circulation

Mints:

Monnaie de Paris (A), Paris, France

Composition:

Bronze

Edge:

Plain/smooth

Orientation:

Coin alignment ↑O↓

Shape:

Circular

Rim:

Raised. Ringed circle. Both sides

Weight:

2 grams

Diameter:

18 mm

Thickness:

1 mm

Face value:

1 c - French centime

Known mintage:

8,664,000

Composition Details:

90-70% Copper, 10-30% Tin

Score:

47% Accuracy: High

Description:

Front: (value & year) UN CENTIME 1848 - 1851
legend: none, (bottom, mint mark) A between (privy mark) hand (mint master) dog head
Back: Libertine head (left, Marianne) with Phrygian cap
legend: (state name) REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
designer: (bottom between spacers/dots) • Dupré •
Edge: P - plain, type: П