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France 20 francs 1952 - Guraud

France · 1952 · 20 francs
Abundant
€0.30minimum price
130,281,000coins minted
N686 KM917.1
RAIn my collection · album RARA-YW4KA
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The coin's story

Coin of 20 francs of 1952 type Guiraud, illustrating Marianne at reverse and the Gaulish cock to the law. Symbol of the Fourth Republic, it combines national symbolism with numismatic elegance.

    Obverse

    REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE G·GUIRAUD

    Profile of Marianne on the left, with an olive branch.

    GGEngraved by Georges Guiraud

    Reverse

    LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE 20 FRANCS 1952

    Gaul cock perched on a bay branch.

    GGEngraved by Georges Guiraud

    Specifications

    • Denomination20 francs
    • Year1952
    • Mintage130,281,000
    • MintMonnaie de Paris
    • MaterialAluminium-bronze
    • ShapeRound
    • Diameter23.5 mm
    • Thickness1.66 mm
    • Weight4 g
    • EdgePlain
    • ScriptsLatin

    Actual size

    20 francs 23.5 mm 2 € 25.75 mm 1 € 23.25 mm

    Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 1.66 mm.

    Composition

    Copper95 % Tin5 %

    Reference catalogues

    N686Numista KM917.1Krause (Standard Catalog of World Coins)

    Same country, same period at the scale of real diameters

    10 francs1950 · 20 mm 1 franc1948 · 23 mm 20 francs1952 · 23.5 mm 100 francs1955 · 24 mm 10 francs1949 · 26 mm 2 francs1947 · 27 mm 50 francs1952 · 27 mm

    By the same engraver: Georges Guiraud 3 coins

    1950France 10 francs 1950B - Guraud 1952France 50 francs 1952 - Guraud

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