ObverseThe RF Monogram
R F EM LINDAUER
- Design
- The letters R F on either side of the hole, surmounted by the Phrygian cap, between two oak branches.
- Signature
- EM LINDAUER.
ELEngraved by Edmond-Émile Lindauer
France · 1945 · 20 centimesSeries of zinc 20 centimes by Lindauer (1945-1946)
This zinc 20 centimes coin, pierced with a central hole, was struck under the Provisional Government of the French Republic (1944-1946). After the Liberation, Edmond-Émile Lindauer's republican type, with the RF monogram and the Phrygian cap, replaced the type of the French State, but the coin remained in zinc, for lack of a better metal. It was struck in Paris, at Beaumont-le-Roger (letter B) and at Castelsarrasin (letter C), according to Numista, the only difference between these coins is the mint letter. In 1945, Paris struck 6,003,000 pieces, far more than Beaumont-le-Roger and Castelsarrasin. The coin ceased to be legal tender on 20 March 1947.
Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 1.6 mm.
10 centimes1943 · 17.3 mm
10 centimes1945 · 17 mm
50 centimes1941 · 18 mm
50 centimes1942 · 18 mm
10 francs1950 · 20 mm
10 centimes1941 · 21 mm
10 centimes1941 · 21 mm
1 franc1942 · 23 mm
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