1 Franc
Obverse © nordboutik59 – Reverse © Jérémy Pureur
Features
| Issuer |
France
 |
|---|---|
| Period |
Third Republic (1870-1940)
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| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1898-1920 |
| Value | 1 Franc |
| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
| Composition | Silver (.835) |
| Weight | 5 g |
| Diameter | 23 mm |
| Thickness | 1.40 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 25 June 1928 |
| Number | N# 682 |
| References | Franc 2014# 217 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). Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes). |
Series: 1 franc semeuse
Obverse
The Sower, designed by Oscar Roty in 1900, a national emblem of the French Republic
Script: Latin
Lettering:
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
O. Roty
Translation:
French Republic
O. Roty
Engraver: Louis-Oscar Roty
Reverse
Underneath the face value, an olive branch is surrounded with the French motto
Script: Latin
Lettering:
LIBERTE·EGALITE·FRATERNITE
1
FRANC
1915
Translation:
Liberty Equality Fraternity
1
Franc
1915
Engraver: Louis-Oscar Roty
Edge
Reeded
© Walter_Scott
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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Henri-Auguste-Jules Patey, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1896-1930) |
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| Date | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | References | Frequency | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1898 | 15 000 000 | $ 5.60 | $ 9.40 | $ 10 | $ 13 | $ 18 | $ 46 | $ 58 | Franc 2014# 217/1Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
without mintmark | 21% | ||||
| 1898 | $ 190 | Franc 2014# 217/2Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Antique Silver, matte flan | 1.1% | |||||||||||
| 1899 | 
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11 000 000 | $ 8.40 | $ 8.40 | $ 9.90 | $ 12 | $ 26 | $ 27 | $ 150 | Franc 2014# 217/3Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
without mintmark | 16% | |||
| 1900 |
|
99 097 | $ 210 | $ 350 | $ 460 | Franc 2014# 217/4Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
without mintmark | 1.3% | |||||||
| 1900 | Franc 2014# 217/5Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Antique Silver, matte flan | 0.19% | ||||||||||||
| 1901 | |
6 200 000 | $ 6.00 | $ 9.80 | $ 10 | $ 13 | $ 23 | Franc 2014# 217/6Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
with mintmark | 13% | |||||
| 1902 | |
|
6 000 000 | $ 9.70 | $ 9.70 | $ 17 | $ 43 | $ 86 | $ 190 | Franc 2014# 217/7Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
with mintmark | 11% | |||
| 1903 | |
472 883 | $ 29 | $ 46 | $ 56 | Franc 2014# 217/8Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
with mintmark | 3% | |||||||
| 1904 | |
|
7 000 000 | $ 10 | $ 11 | $ 14 | $ 21 | $ 50 | $ 160 | Franc 2014# 217/9Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
with mintmark | 14% | |||
| 1905 | |
|
6 003 526 | $ 10 | $ 10 | $ 15 | $ 24 | Franc 2014# 217/10Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
with mintmark | 13% | |||||
| 1906 | |
|
1 908 100 | $ 17 | $ 17 | $ 17 | $ 42 | Franc 2014# 217/11Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
with mintmark | 8% | |||||
| 1907 | |
|
2 562 745 | $ 11 | $ 11 | $ 23 | Franc 2014# 217/12Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
with mintmark | 9% | ||||||
| 1908 | |
3 691 222 | $ 10 | $ 10 | $ 11 | $ 14 | $ 23 | Franc 2014# 217/13Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
with mintmark | 10% | |||||
| 1909 | |
|
10 923 790 | $ 7.20 | $ 9.40 | $ 9.40 | $ 11 | $ 17 | $ 25 | $ 88 | Franc 2014# 217/14Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
with mintmark | 16% | ||
| 1910 | |
7 725 318 | $ 11 | $ 11 | $ 11 | $ 11 | $ 11 | Franc 2014# 217/15Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
with mintmark | 15% | |||||
| 1911 | |
5 542 000 | $ 7.30 | $ 10 | $ 12 | $ 15 | $ 23 | Franc 2014# 217/16Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
with mintmark | 13% | |||||
| 1912 | |
10 001 000 | $ 9.10 | $ 9.50 | $ 11 | $ 13 | $ 19 | Franc 2014# 217/17Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
with mintmark | 17% | |||||
| 1913 | |
|
13 654 148 | $ 6.60 | $ 8.50 | $ 9.50 | $ 11 | $ 14 | $ 15 | $ 73 | Franc 2014# 217/18Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
with mintmark | 20% | ||
| 1914 | |
14 361 102 | $ 7.00 | $ 8.90 | $ 10 | $ 15 | $ 15 | $ 16 | Franc 2014# 217/19Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
with mintmark | 20% | ||||
| 1914 C | |
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43 421 | $ 930 | $ 1000 | Franc 2014# 217/20Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
with mintmark | 0.9% | |||||||
| 1915 | |
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47 955 158 | $ 9.80 | $ 9.80 | $ 10 | $ 11 | $ 12 | $ 29 | Franc 2014# 217/21Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
with mintmark | 35% | |||
| 1916 | |
|
92 029 179 | $ 7.10 | $ 7.90 | $ 8.60 | $ 10 | $ 12 | $ 12 | $ 19 | Franc 2014# 217/22Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
with mintmark | 48% | ||
| 1917 | |
|
57 153 034 | $ 7.40 | $ 7.40 | $ 8.80 | $ 10 | $ 12 | $ 12 | $ 26 | Franc 2014# 217/23Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
with mintmark | 40% | ||
| 1918 | |
|
50 112 330 | $ 8.50 | $ 9.40 | $ 9.50 | $ 10 | $ 12 | $ 15 | $ 22 | Franc 2014# 217/24Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
with mintmark | 42% | ||
| 1919 | |
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46 111 525 | $ 7.00 | $ 7.10 | $ 8.50 | $ 10 | $ 12 | $ 15 | $ 22 | Franc 2014# 217/25Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
with mintmark | 33% | ||
| 1920 | |
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19 321 795 | $ 10 | $ 10 | $ 10 | $ 13 | $ 14 | $ 23 | Franc 2014# 217/26Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
with mintmark | 19% | |||
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Numista Rarity index: 4
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Bullion value: USD 9.76
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Actual silver weight: 0.134 oz
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Sold price | |
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Heritage Auctions 2026 May 17 Spotlight: France World Coins Showcase Auction 61621 Lot 23259 
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17 May 2026 | 1899 – Franc 2014# 217/3, KM# 844.1 – without mintmark |
UNC (PCGS MS64) |
USD 149.00
(incl. buyer's premium) |
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Heritage Auctions 2024 December 29 - 30 Spotlight: France and French Colonies World Coins Showcase Auction 61420 Lot 24450
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29 Dec 2024 | 1899 – Franc 2014# 217/3, KM# 844.1 – without mintmark |
UNC (PCGS MS66) |
USD 480.00
(incl. buyer's premium) |
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Heritage Auctions 2023 December 10 Spotlight: France World Coins Showcase Auction 61352 Lot 22373
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10 Dec 2023 | 1899 – Franc 2014# 217/3, KM# 844.1 – without mintmark |
UNC (PCGS MS65) |
USD 64.00
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Heritage Auctions 2023 December 10 Spotlight: France World Coins Showcase Auction 61352 Lot 22372
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10 Dec 2023 | 1899 – Franc 2014# 217/3, KM# 844.1 – without mintmark |
UNC (NGC MS66) |
USD 660.00
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Katz Auction 149 Lot 1236
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8 Feb 2025 | 1899 – Franc 2014# 217/3, KM# 844.1 – without mintmark | AU |
USD 12.76
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Aurora Numismatica Floor Auction 28 Lot 508
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10 Mar 2023 | 1900 – Franc 2014# 217/4, KM# 844.1 – without mintmark |
UNC (NGC MS64) |
USD 1971.70
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Heritage Auctions 2024 December 29 - 30 Spotlight: France and French Colonies World Coins Showcase Auction 61420 Lot 24452
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29 Dec 2024 |
1902 – Franc 2014# 217/7, KM# 844.1 – with mintmark |
UNC (PCGS MS64) |
USD 324.00
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Heritage Auctions 2024 December 29 - 30 Spotlight: France and French Colonies World Coins Showcase Auction 61420 Lot 24451
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29 Dec 2024 |
1902 – Franc 2014# 217/7, KM# 844.1 – with mintmark |
UNC (PCGS MS64) |
USD 169.00
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Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232548 Lot 64148
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20 Nov 2025 |
1904 – Franc 2014# 217/9, KM# 844.1 – with mintmark |
UNC (NGC MS63) |
USD 159.00
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Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232548 Lot 64149
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20 Nov 2025 |
1905 – Franc 2014# 217/10, KM# 844.1 – with mintmark |
UNC (NGC MS65) |
USD 169.00
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