20 Centimes

€1.00
IssuerFrance
Year1849-1851
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value20 Centimes (0.20)
CurrencyFranc (1795-1959)
CompositionSilver (.900)
Weight1 g
Dimensions15 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Eugène-André Oudiné
In circulation to25 May 1864
Reference(s) F#146, Gad#303, KM#758
Obverse descriptionBust facing left.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringREPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE.
(Translation: FRENCH REPUBLIC.)
Reverse descriptionValue and date within wreath.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringLIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE 20 CENT. 1850 A
(Translation: LIBERTY EQUALITY BROTHERSHIP 20 CENT. 1850 A)
EdgeReeded
MintA
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
BB
Strasbourg, France (?-1870)
K
Bordeaux, France (?-1880)
Mintage1849 A - KM# 758.1 - 4 871
1850 A - KM# 758.1 - Buste and star smaller, greyhound with hanging ear -
1850 A - KM# 758.1 - Buste and star smaller, greyhound with high ear - 6 173 221
1850 BB - KM# 758.2 - 48 161
1850 K - KM# 758.3 - Greyhound with hanging ear -
1850 K - KM# 758.3 - Greyhound with standing ear - 343 988
1851 A - KM# 758.1 - 3 287 213
Catalog ID4029677410
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