5 Francs
Features
| Issuer |
France
 |
|---|---|
| Period |
Third Republic (1870-1940)
Provisional Government of the French Republic (1944-1946) Fourth Republic (1946-1958) |
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1938-1947 (1939-1947) |
| Value | 5 Francs |
| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
| Composition | Aluminium bronze |
| Weight | 12 g |
| Diameter | 31 mm |
| Thickness | 2.30 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Issued | 26 September 1939 |
| Demonetized | 17 February 2005 |
| Number | N# 1189 |
| References | GEM# 141.10 Michel Taillard, Michel Arnaud; 2014. Essais Monétaires et Piéforts Français 1870-2001. Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco. Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. Éditions Victor Gadoury (publisher). Monnaies françaises (Gadoury). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco (9 volumes). Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Series: 5 francs Lavrillier
Obverse
Laureate head left
Script: Latin
Lettering:
REPVBLIQVE FRANÇAISE
A. LAVRILLIER
Engraver: André-Henri Lavrillier
Reverse
Denomination above date within sectioned wreath
Script: Latin
Lettering:
RF
5
FRANCS
1938
Engraver: André-Henri Lavrillier
Edge
Plain
© Marcin Łysik
Mints
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Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
| C | Castelsarrasin, France (?-1946) |
Mark
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Lucien Bazor, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1931-1958) |
Comments
KM# 888a.1: Coin struck for Colonial use in Algeria.
KM# 888a.2: Coin struck for Colonial use in Africa.
KM# 888a.2: Coin struck for Colonial use in Africa.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | References | Frequency | ||||||
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| 1938 (1939) | |
10 144 400 | $ 7.00 | $ 13 | $ 13 | $ 13 | Gad 1789# 761Éditions Victor Gadoury (publisher). Monnaies françaises (Gadoury). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco (9 volumes).Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. |
(fr) Fabriquée en 1939 | 9% | ||||||
| 1939 | |
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$ 7.10 | $ 14 | $ 17 | Gad 1789# 761Éditions Victor Gadoury (publisher). Monnaies françaises (Gadoury). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco (9 volumes).Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. |
(fr) tirage inclus avec 1938 | 14% | |||||||
| 1939 | |
Gad 1789# 761Éditions Victor Gadoury (publisher). Monnaies françaises (Gadoury). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco (9 volumes).Michel Taillard, Michel Arnaud; 2014. Essais Monétaires et Piéforts Français 1870-2001. Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco.Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. |
Essai | 0.3% | |||||||||||
| 1940 | |
|
8 190 881 | $ 2.30 | $ 2.90 | $ 3.50 | $ 7.00 | $ 15 | $ 38 | Gad 1789# 761Éditions Victor Gadoury (publisher). Monnaies françaises (Gadoury). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco (9 volumes).Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. |
48% | ||||
| 1945 | |
13 044 007 | $ 1.20 | $ 2.30 | $ 5.80 | $ 6.00 | $ 7.90 | Gad 1789# 761Éditions Victor Gadoury (publisher). Monnaies françaises (Gadoury). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco (9 volumes).Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. |
32% | ||||||
| 1945 C | |
$ 8.80 | $ 13 | $ 14 | Gad 1789# 761Éditions Victor Gadoury (publisher). Monnaies françaises (Gadoury). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco (9 volumes).Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. |
(fr) tirage inclus avec 1945 | 18% | ||||||||
| 1946 | |
|
21 789 837 | $ 3.40 | $ 3.40 | $ 3.50 | $ 3.60 | $ 7.20 | $ 7.80 | Gad 1789# 761Éditions Victor Gadoury (publisher). Monnaies françaises (Gadoury). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco (9 volumes).Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. |
48% | ||||
| 1946 C | |
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$ 7.00 | $ 17 | $ 20 | Gad 1789# 761Éditions Victor Gadoury (publisher). Monnaies françaises (Gadoury). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco (9 volumes).Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. |
(fr) tirage inclus avec 1946 | 13% | |||||||
| 1947 | |
$ 3.20 | Gad 1789# 761Éditions Victor Gadoury (publisher). Monnaies françaises (Gadoury). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco (9 volumes).Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. |
closed "9" | 2% | ||||||||||
| 1947 | |
2 662 000 | $ 1.70 | $ 1.70 | Gad 1789# 761Éditions Victor Gadoury (publisher). Monnaies françaises (Gadoury). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco (9 volumes).Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. |
open "9" | 9% | ||||||||
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Sold price | |
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Katz Auction 108 Lot 462 
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13 Jan 2024 |
1939 – Gad 1789# 761, Franc 2014# 337/3 – (fr) tirage inclus avec 1938 |
XF |
USD 24.38
(EUR 21.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 82 Lot 1700
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13 May 2023 |
1940 – Gad 1789# 761, KM# 888a.1, Franc 2014# 337/4 |
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USD 11.61
(EUR 10.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 57 Lot 2587
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19 Mar 2022 |
1940 – Gad 1789# 761, KM# 888a.1, Franc 2014# 337/4 |
AU |
USD 15.09
(EUR 13.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 194 Lot 150
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15 May 2026 |
1940 – Gad 1789# 761, KM# 888a.1, Franc 2014# 337/4 |
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Katz Auction 63 Lot 1149
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26 Jul 2022 |
1946 – Gad 1789# 761, KM# 888a.2, Franc 2014# 337/7 |
UNC (NGC MS64) |
USD 49.92
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Katz Auction 138 Lot 1314
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27 Sep 2024 |
1946 C – Gad 1789# 761, KM# 888a.3, Franc 2014# 337/8 – (fr) tirage inclus avec 1946 |
XF | Unsold | |
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Katz Auction 194 Lot 151
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15 May 2026 | Undetermined | XF |
USD 5.80
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