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France 5 francs 1933 - Bazor

France · 1933 · 5 francs
Common
€1.50minimum price
160,078,050coins minted
N1188 KM887 GADOURY753
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The coin's story

5 francs Circulating coin struck in 1933, type Bazor. It represents Marianne with a phrygian cap and a reverse rich in symbols (wheat, grapes, oak, olive), reflecting the Third Republic.

    Obverse

    REPVBLIQVE FRANÇAISE 1933 L.BAZOR

    Profile of Marianne on the right with a phrygian cap.

    LBEngraved by Lucien Georges Bazor

    Reverse

    LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE 5 FRANCS

    Epistle, twigs and cluster surrounding the central value.

    LBEngraved by Lucien Georges Bazor

    Specifications

    • Denomination5 francs
    • Year1933
    • Mintage160,078,050
    • MintMonnaie de Paris
    • MaterialNickel
    • ShapeRound
    • Diameter23.7 mm
    • Thickness1.9 mm
    • Weight6 g
    • EdgeReeded
    • ScriptsLatin

    Actual size

    5 francs 23.7 mm 2 € 25.75 mm 1 € 23.25 mm

    Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 1.9 mm.

    Composition

    Nickel100 %

    Reference catalogues

    N1188Numista KM887Krause (Standard Catalog of World Coins) GADOURY753Gadoury

    Same country, same period at the scale of real diameters

    5 centimes1931 · 17 mm 50 centimes1933 · 18 mm 10 centimes1930 · 23 mm 1 franc1934 · 23 mm 5 francs1933 · 23.7 mm 5 francs1933 · 31 mm

    By the same engraver: Lucien Georges Bazor 4 coins

    1942France 1 franc 1942 - French State (Francisque, heavy) 1942France 50 cents 1942 - French State (Francisque) 1943France 2 francs 1943 - French State (Francisque)

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