20 Francs Essai

Issuer Réunion (1848-date)
Year 1955
Type Coin pattern
Value 20 Francs
Currency Franc (1816-1965)
Composition Aluminium bronze
Weight 4 g
Diameter 23.5 mm
Thickness 2 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s) Lucien Georges Bazor
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#E7
Obverse description Marianne head left, wearing a winged phrygian cap. 4 ships in the background. Date below.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE ESSAI L.BAZOR GB 1955
(Translation: French Republic)
Reverse description Crowned shield (coat of arms of Saint-Denis de la Réunion) divides value, ribbon below with `PRAETER OMNES ANGULUS RIDET` motto.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering REUNION 20 FRS praeter omnes angulus ridet
Edge Plain
Mint Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage 1955 - - 1 200
Numisquare ID 5007894910
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