5 Francs - Pétain

€1,191.00
IssuerFrance
Year1941
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value5 Francs
CurrencyFranc (1795-1959)
CompositionCopper-nickel
Weight4 g
Dimensions22 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Lucien Georges Bazor
In circulation to
Reference(s) F#338, Gad#764, KM#901
Obverse descriptionBust dressed on the left of Philippe Pétain signed L. BAZOR on the edge of the neck.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringPHILIPPE PETAIN MARECHAL DE FRANCE + CHEF DE L`ETAT + L. BAZOR
Reverse description5 - F. accosting a marshal`s baton tied by a lace with two francisques; the marshal`s baton is decorated with a semis of stars with five points, bearing at the top S. PACIS and in bottom PETAIN: below 1941 framed of the various.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringTRAVAIL FAMILLE 5 F. PATRIE
EdgeReeded
MintMonnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage1941  - (fr) F. 338/2 - 13 782 000
1941  - Essai -
Catalog ID7455929930
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