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France 10 cents 1943 - French State (Vichy) small module

France · 1943 · 10 centimes
Common
€0.16minimum price
24,638,000coins minted
N1140 KM898.1
RAIn my collection · album RARA-F4VGJ
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The coin's story

Coin divisional hole of 10 cents struck in 1943 under the Vichy regime (type Lindauer, small module). Designed in zinc to save metals, it circulated widely during the war.

    Obverse

    ETAT FRANÇAIS A. DE G.

    Wheat brins surrounding the central hole.

    AGEngraved by Atelier de Gravure (A.G.M.M.)

    Reverse

    10 CENTIMES 1943

    Oak leaves frame value and date around the hole.

    AGEngraved by Atelier de Gravure (A.G.M.M.)

    Specifications

    • Denomination10 centimes
    • Year1943
    • Mintage24,638,000
    • MintMonnaie de Paris
    • MaterialZinc
    • ShapeRound
    • Diameter17.3 mm
    • Thickness1.25 mm
    • Weight1.5 g
    • EdgeReeded
    • ScriptsLatin

    Actual size

    10 centimes 17.3 mm 2 € 25.75 mm 1 € 23.25 mm

    Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 1.25 mm.

    Composition

    Zinc100 %

    Reference catalogues

    N1140Numista KM898.1Krause (Standard Catalog of World Coins)

    Same country, same period at the scale of real diameters

    10 centimes1943 · 17.3 mm 10 centimes1945 · 17 mm 50 centimes1941 · 18 mm 50 centimes1942 · 18 mm 10 centimes1941 · 21 mm 10 centimes1941 · 21 mm 1 franc1942 · 23 mm 1 franc1948 · 23 mm

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