20 francs Guiraud ESSAI G.Guiraud

€450,299.00
LocationFrance
Year1950-1951
TypePatterns
CompositionCopper-aluminium
Weight4 g
Diameter23.5 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
EdgePlain
Period
Reference(s) Franc 2014#402 , KM#917 , Gad 1789#865 , Schön#222 , GEM#211.10, 211.12#
Obverse descriptionMarianne`s head on the left, wearing the Phrygian cap, crowned with an olive branch and adorned with a cockade. The engraver`s first name appears only with the initial G, unlike KM #916 on which the first name appears in full.
Obverse letteringREPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE G GUIRAUD
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionRooster standing right above an olive branch. Face value. There may be three or four feathers at the base of the rooster`s tail. The possible letter B is below the date.
Reverse letteringEssai 20 FRANCS 1950 LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE
Reverse scriptLatin
MintMonnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage1950  - - 1 700
1951  - (fr) 27 exemplaires détruits - 29
Catalog ID3828027710
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