Help Identifying 20 francs coin

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Drrichar1540
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Posted: 19 Feb 2021, 02:20 #
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I have a 20 francs coin which I can not identify, 1897, looks similar to the 20 franc gold coin but not golden? any help would be appreciated thanks
iiruig Catalogue referee
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Posted: 19 Feb 2021, 03:31 #
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Probably a counterfeit 20 francs, that suppose to look like gold.
harryg
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Posted: 19 Feb 2021, 10:51 #
Edited: 19 Feb 2021, 10:56
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Something similar, A Token/ Jeton not yet entered in our catalog because I did not see this exact one? Weight and diameter would be helpful and perhaps you should ask this question on the French forum.

https://www.cgb.fr/casinos-et-jeux-jeton-de-jeux-de-20-francs-ttb-,fjt_279117,a.html

https://fr.numista.com/catalogue/pieces134593.html
Drrichar1540
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Posted: 19 Feb 2021, 15:29 #
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Thanks, links to the tokens helped.
A token makes sense because the bag of coins I bought had a few different tokens all from before 1900, mostly from Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. Coins supposedly came back with a GI during WW2?
Mr. Midnight Catalogue referee
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Posted: 23 Feb 2021, 00:30 #
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Quote: "Drrichar1540"​Thanks, links to the tokens helped.
​A token makes sense because the bag of coins I bought had a few different tokens all from before 1900, mostly from Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. Coins supposedly came back with a GI during WW2?
​please post pics of the Scandenavian tokens in future threads.
Jamais l'or n'a perdu la plus petite occasion de se montrer stupide. -Balzac
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