France 20 centimes 1941 - French State (Zinc)

France · 1941 · 20 centimes

Circulating coinCommon

€1.00estimate

54,044,000coins minted

N888 KM899

RAReference number RARA-OEB4I

Circulating coin

ÉTAT FRANÇAIS zinc 20 centimes, VINGT type (1941)

The coin's story

This zinc 20 centimes coin, pierced with a central hole, was struck under the French State, the Vichy regime (1940-1944). On this first type, the value is written in words, VINGT, above the hole, another type, struck from 1941, writes it in figures, 20. The legend ÉTAT FRANÇAIS replaced RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE, and the republican motto disappeared. Both sides are the work of the engraving workshop of the Paris Mint, which signs A. DE G. According to Numista, the edge exists with fine reeding, the common one, and with wide reeding, about one coin in a thousand. The 1941 date has 54,044,000 pieces. The coin ceased to be legal tender on 20 March 1947.

ObverseThe Ears of Wheat

ETAT FRANÇAIS

Design: ÉTAT FRANÇAIS above the hole, four ears of wheat on either side.
Legend: ETAT FRANÇAIS (French State).
Signature: A. DE G. (engraving workshop).

APEngraved by Atelier de Gravure de la Monnaie de Paris

ReverseThe Oak Sprigs

VINGT CENTIMES 1941

Design: The value above and below the hole, between two oak sprigs of three leaves and an acorn.
Denomination: VINGT CENTIMES (twenty centimes).
Date: 1941.

APEngraved by Atelier de Gravure de la Monnaie de Paris