1 Franc aluminium, light type
© mvm
Features
| Issuer |
France
 |
|---|---|
| Period |
Fourth Republic (1946-1958)
Provisional Government of the French Republic (1944-1946) French State (1940-1944) Fifth Republic (1958-date) |
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1941-1959 |
| Value | 1 Franc |
| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
| Composition | Aluminium |
| Weight | 1.3 g |
| Diameter | 23 mm |
| Thickness | 1.41 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 14 February 2002 |
| Number | N# 708 |
| References | Franc 2014# 221 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). |
Obverse
Wreathed female head facing left, lettering around edge both sides, engraver's name behind head
Script: Latin
Lettering:
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
MORLON
Translation:
Republic of France
Morlon
Engraver: Pierre-Alexandre Morlon
Reverse
A cornucopia on each side, lettering at the top, the value in middle with the date below and the privy mark to the right of the date in between the gap between the two cornucopias
Script: Latin
Lettering:
LIBERTE-EGALITE
FRATERNITE
1
FRANC
1959
Translation:
Liberty Equality
Fraternity
1
Franc
1947
Engraver: Pierre-Alexandre Morlon
Edge
Smooth
The image shows both heavy KM#885a (bottom) and light KM#885a.1-3 (top) type
Mints
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Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
| B | Beaumont-le-Roger, France |
| C | Castelsarrasin, France (?-1946) |
Marks
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Lucien Bazor, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1931-1958) |
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Raymond Joly, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1958-1974) |
Comments
Striking began very soon after the liberation of Paris, with the material available. For example, the 1941 mint, weighing 1.30g, was produced in September 1944, and can be easily distinguished from the original mint because the sides are thinner.
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| Date | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | References | Frequency | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1941 | Franc 2014# 221/1Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. |
Trial Strike | 0.3% | ||||||||||||
| 1941 | |
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$ 0.16 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.29 | $ 0.58 | $ 1.10 | $ 5.80 | Franc 2014# 221/2Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
cornucopia; wing mark, about 43,000,000 strikes | 26% | ||||
| 1944 | |
$ 0.15 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.29 | $ 0.58 | $ 1.10 | $ 1.10 | $ 5.30 | Franc 2014# 221/3Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
cornucopia; wing mark, mintage included with 1941 | 23% | ||||
| 1944 C | |
|
$ 1.10 | $ 1.10 | $ 1.60 | $ 1.60 | Franc 2014# 221/4Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
mintage included with 1941 | 11% | ||||||
| 1945 | 100 | Franc 2014# 221/5Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. |
Trial Strike | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| 1945 | |
61 780 000 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.14 | $ 0.41 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.30 | $ 2.60 | Franc 2014# 221/6Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
cornucopia; wing mark | 38% | |||
| 1945 B | |
4 250 866 | $ 1.20 | $ 1.20 | $ 2.30 | $ 2.40 | $ 12 | Franc 2014# 221/7Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
11% | ||||||
| 1945 C | |
5 219 806 | $ 0.14 | $ 1.40 | $ 2.30 | $ 3.50 | Franc 2014# 221/8Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
14% | |||||||
| 1946 | |
62 385 157 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.13 | $ 0.26 | $ 0.56 | $ 0.58 | $ 2.30 | Franc 2014# 221/9Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
cornucopia; wing mark | 31% | ||||
| 1946 B | |
26 493 000 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.14 | $ 0.58 | $ 0.70 | $ 3.20 | $ 3.50 | Franc 2014# 221/10Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
20% | |||||
| 1947 | |
110 448 000 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.46 | $ 0.52 | $ 1.90 | $ 2.20 | Franc 2014# 221/11Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
cornucopia; wing mark | 42% | |||
| 1947 B | |
|
51 562 000 | $ 0.05 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.23 | $ 1.10 | $ 3.10 | $ 3.10 | Franc 2014# 221/12Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
21% | ||||
| 1948 | |
|
96 092 000 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.30 | $ 0.60 | $ 2.30 | $ 2.90 | Franc 2014# 221/13Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
cornucopia; wing mark | 41% | ||
| 1948 B | |
45 481 000 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.58 | $ 0.88 | $ 5.60 | $ 5.60 | Franc 2014# 221/14Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
26% | ||||
| 1949 | |
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41 090 000 | $ 0.14 | $ 0.14 | $ 0.29 | $ 0.46 | $ 0.70 | $ 1.20 | $ 3.20 | Franc 2014# 221/15Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
cornucopia; wing mark | 28% | ||
| 1949 B | |
35 840 000 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.15 | $ 0.35 | $ 0.46 | $ 1.10 | $ 5.20 | $ 5.80 | Franc 2014# 221/16Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
23% | ||||
| 1950 | |
27 882 286 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.29 | $ 0.52 | $ 0.58 | $ 0.86 | $ 3.00 | Franc 2014# 221/17Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
cornucopia; wing mark | 22% | |||
| 1950 B | |
18 800 000 | $ 0.35 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.70 | $ 1.70 | Franc 2014# 221/18Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
14% | |||||||
| 1957 | |
16 497 000 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.35 | $ 0.58 | $ 0.84 | $ 3.20 | $ 4.30 | Franc 2014# 221/19Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
cornucopia; wing mark | 22% | |||
| 1957 B | |
|
63 976 000 | $ 0.08 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.41 | $ 1.20 | $ 1.70 | $ 4.60 | Franc 2014# 221/20Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
33% | |||
| 1958 | |
|
21 197 000 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.20 | $ 0.20 | $ 0.58 | $ 1.10 | $ 1.10 | $ 3.50 | Franc 2014# 221/21Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
cornucopia; wing mark | 23% | ||
| 1958 B | |
13 412 000 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.23 | $ 1.20 | $ 1.20 | $ 2.50 | $ 2.50 | Franc 2014# 221/22Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
12% | |||||
| 1959 | |
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41 985 000 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.31 | $ 0.31 | $ 0.46 | $ 1.00 | $ 2.00 | $ 2.00 | Franc 2014# 221/23Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
cornucopia; owl mark, struck under the fifth Republic | 30% | ||
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Examples of the type
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1941 – Franc 2014# 221/2, KM# 885a.1 – cornucopia; wing mark, about 43,000,000 strikes • 23 mm • 1.28 g • ↑↑ 6h
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| Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Sold price | |
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CGB E-auction n°450 Lot 362515 
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29 Nov 2021 |
1947 B – Franc 2014# 221/12, KM# 885a.2 |
XF (SUP55) |
USD 13.93
(EUR 12.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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CGB E-auction n°407 Lot 319555
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1 Feb 2021 |
1957 B – Franc 2014# 221/20, KM# 885a.2 |
XF (SUP60) |
USD 3.48
(EUR 3.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 194 Lot 149
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15 May 2026 | Undetermined | UNC | Unsold | |
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Katz Auction 184 Lot 287
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27 Feb 2026 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 11.61
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Katz Auction 177 Lot 656
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6 Dec 2025 | Undetermined | UNC | Unsold | |
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Katz Auction 166 Lot 554
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16 Aug 2025 | Undetermined | UNC | Unsold | |
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Katz Auction 146 Lot 1499
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14 Dec 2024 | Undetermined | UNC | Unsold | |
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Katz Auction 138 Lot 1308
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27 Sep 2024 | Undetermined | UNC | Unsold | |
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Katz Auction 126 Lot 408
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18 May 2024 | Undetermined | UNC | Unsold | |
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Katz Auction 106 Lot 1867
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27 Dec 2023 | Undetermined | UNC | Unsold | |
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