20 Centimes

€1.00
IssuerFrance
Year1878-1889
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value20 Centimes (0.20)
CurrencyFranc (1795-1959)
CompositionSilver (.835)
Weight1 g
Dimensions16 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Eugène-André Oudiné
In circulation to25 June 1928
Reference(s) F#151, Gad#311, KM#828
Obverse descriptionHead of the Republic on the left as Ceres, goddess of the harvest, wearing a pearl necklace, a double bun and a composite crown of wheat, olive and olives, oak and acorns, tied with a ribbon descending on the neck and passing on the forehead where the word CONCOR is inscribed.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringRÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
Reverse descriptionIn two lines in the field, above the vintage, in a composite crown of two oak branches and two laurel branches, tied two by two at the bottom by a ribbon under the knot the letter of workshop A
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringRÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE 20 CENT 1889 A
EdgeReeded
MintA
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage1878 A - KM#828.1 (Paris; Proof) - 30
1889 A - Gad# 311a. / KM#828.2 (Paris) - 100
Catalog ID6143409080
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