Obverse
COMMERCE INDUSTRIE DOMARD INV.
Mercure assis à gauche, caducée en main, appuyé sur une roue dentée.
JDEngraved by Joseph-François Domard
France 1 franc 1923 - Good for 1 franc (Chambres de Commerce)
France · 1923 · 1 francAbundant
€0.31minimum price
140,137,683coins minted
N705 KM876 GADOURY468
The coin's story
Necessary currency of the Chambers of Commerce: the « Bon pour 1 franc » type (1920-1927) paled the postwar extra shortage. Light alloy and Mercury, god of commerce, emphasize its practical vocation.
Reverse
✿ CHAMBRES·DE·COMMERCE·DE·FRANCE BON POUR 1 FRANC BR. AL. 1923
Central value in a typographical frame and circular legend.
JDEngraved by Joseph-François Domard
Specifications
- Denomination1 franc
- Year1923
- Mintage140,137,683
- MintMonnaie de Paris
- MaterialCopper-aluminium: Cu 91% + Al 9%
- ShapeRound
- Diameter23 mm
- Thickness1.48 mm
- Weight4 g
- EdgeReeded
- ScriptsLatin
Actual size
Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 1.48 mm.
Composition
Aluminium 100 %
50 centimes1924 · 18 mm
5 centimes1920 · 19 mm
10 centimes1921 · 21 mm
25 centimes1920 · 24 mm
2 francs1922 · 27 mm
10 centimes1922 · 27 mm