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France 10 centimes 1945 - French State (Lindauer) small module

France · 1945 · 10 centimes
Circulating coinCommon
€1.24estimate
38,174,000coins minted
N690 KM906
Circulating coin

Série de 10 centimes Lindauer en zinc, petit module (1944-1946)

The coin's story

Holey 10-centime coin struck in 1945, Lindauer type (small module), used by the Provisional Government in zinc to save metal during the war.

    Obverse

    R F EM LINDAUER

    Oak branches above the central hole, RF and Lindauer signature.

    Reverse

    LIBERTÉ·ÉGALITÉ·FRATERNITÉ 10 CMES B 1945

    Ears of wheat in a listel surrounding the hole, value 10 CMES, legend, date and mint mark.

    Specifications

    • Denomination10 centimes
    • Year1945
    • Mintage38,174,000
    • MintMonnaie de Paris, ou Beaumont-le-Roger (B) selon la lettre
    • MaterialZinc
    • ShapeRound
    • Diameter17 mm
    • Thickness1.3 mm
    • Weight1.5 g
    • EdgeReeded
    • ScriptsLatin

    Actual size

    10 centimes 17 mm 2 € 25.75 mm 1 € 23.25 mm

    Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 1.3 mm.

    Composition

    Zinc100 %

    Reference catalogues

    Same country, same period at the scale of real diameters

    By the same engraver: Edmond-Émile Lindauer 7 coins

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