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France 5 cents 1920 - Lindauer large module

France · 1920 · 5 centimes
Common
€0.65minimum price
51,321,082coins minted
N700 KM865a GADOURY169
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The coin's story

Large module holed in cupronickel, struck in 1920 under the Third Republic. Lindauer series after the war, quickly relayed by the small module in 1920.

    Obverse

    R F EM LINDAUER

    RF monogram surmounted by a phrygian cap, oak branches around the central hole.

    ELEngraved by Edmond-Émile Lindauer

    Reverse

    LIBERTÉ·ÉGALITÉ·FRATERNITÉ 5 CMES 1920

    Olive branch surrounding the hole; value « 5 CMES » and date at the bottom.

    ELEngraved by Edmond-Émile Lindauer

    Specifications

    • Denomination5 centimes
    • Year1920
    • Mintage51,321,082
    • MintMonnaie de Paris
    • MaterialCopper-Nickel (Cu 75% + Ni 25%)
    • ShapeRound
    • Diameter19 mm
    • Thickness1.55 mm
    • Weight3 g
    • EdgePlain
    • ScriptsLatin

    Actual size

    5 centimes 19 mm 2 € 25.75 mm 1 € 23.25 mm

    Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 1.55 mm.

    Composition

    Nickel100 %

    Reference catalogues

    N700Numista KM865aKrause (Standard Catalog of World Coins) GADOURY169Gadoury

    Same country, same period at the scale of real diameters

    50 centimes1924 · 18 mm 5 centimes1920 · 19 mm 10 centimes1921 · 21 mm 1 franc1923 · 23 mm 25 centimes1920 · 24 mm 2 francs1922 · 27 mm 10 centimes1922 · 27 mm

    By the same engraver: Edmond-Émile Lindauer 7 coins

    1920France 25 cents 1920 - Lindauer 1921France 10 cents 1921 - Lindauer 1931France 5 cents 1931 - Lindauer 1941France 10 cents 1941 - Lindauer 1945France 10 cents 1945 - French State (Lindauer) small module 1945France 20 cents 1945 - Provisional (Lindauer)

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