20 Centimes Vichy French State, Zinc, "20", heavy type

Features

Issuer	Francja (France)
Period	French State (1940-1944)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1941-1943
Value	20 Centimes (0.20)
Currency	Franc (1795-1959)
Composition	Cynk
Weight	3.50 g
Diameter	24.50 mm
Thickness	1.50 mm
Shape	Okrągły z okrągłym otworem
Technique	Frezowana
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	20 March 1947
Number	N# 706
References	Franc 2014# 153 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , Gad 1789# 321 Éditions Victor Gadoury (publisher). Monnaies françaises (Gadoury). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco (9 volumes). , Schön# 211 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes). , KM# 900 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

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Obverse

Gałązki zbożowe flankują środkowy otwór Automatically translated

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
ETAT
FRANÇAIS
A. DE G.

Engraver: Atelier de Gravure (A.G.M.M. / AdG)

Reverse

Wartość powyżej i poniżej otworu, data poniżej. Automatically translated

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
20
CENTIMES
1941

Engraver: Atelier de Gravure (A.G.M.M. / AdG)

Edge

Trzcina Automatically translated

Mint

Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), Francja (864-date)

Mark

Lucien Bazor, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1931-1958)

Comments

Odmiany z 1941 r.

Moneta ta występuje w dwóch odmianach:
- KM#900.1 ciężka (3,5 grama) - gruby flan
- KM#900.2 lekka (3 gramy) - cienki flan

Zmiana wagi nastąpiła na mocy dekretu z 26 lipca 1943 roku. Te 2 odmiany istnieją tylko dla roku 1943 (z francuskiej książki "the Franc IX"). World Coins myli się wymieniając 2 odmiany dla lat 1941 i 1942.
Niektórzy członkowie Numista znaleźli monety o wadze od 3 do 3,5 grama dla monet z 1941 roku, które należy uznać za ciężkie, nawet jeśli ich waga nie jest wyraźnie ciężka.

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

The 1941 varieties

This coin comes in two varieties:
- KM#900.1 heavy (3.5 grams) - thick flan
- KM#900.2 light (3 grams) - thin flan

The change in weight happens by the application of a decree of 26 July 1943. The 2 varieties exist only for the year 1943 (from the french book "the Franc IX"). The World Coins is wrong when mentioning the 2 varieties for 1941 and 1942.
Some Numista members found coins of weighing 3 to 3.5 grams for coins from 1941 they have to be considered as heavy even if their weight is not clearly heavy.

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	References		Frequency
Undetermined
1941									Franc 2014# 153/1 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.	(en) Essai	1.0%
1941		$ 0.12	$ 0.23	$ 0.58	$ 1.20	$ 2.30	$ 2.30	$ 17	Franc 2014# 153/2 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , KM# 900.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).	(en) (thick flan) Edge reeded with fine reeds	54%
1941				$ 1.00	$ 2.30	$ 7.90			Franc 2014# 153/3 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , KM# 900.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).	(en) (thick flan) Edge reeded with large reeds	3%
1942	112 868 000	$ 0.16	$ 0.16	$ 0.58	$ 1.20	$ 2.10	$ 13	$ 13	Franc 2014# 153/4 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , KM# 900.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).	(en) thick flan	67%
1943	64 088 000	$ 0.19	$ 0.19	$ 0.67	$ 1.60	$ 2.30	$ 4.00		Franc 2014# 153/5 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , KM# 900.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).	(en) thick flan	52%

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