France 1 franc 1959 (trial) 

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Catalogue information

LastDodo number
7540161
Area
Coins
Title
France 1 franc 1959 (trial)
Country
France
Face value
1 franc
Year
1959
Variety / overstrike
proefslag
Era
France - Fifth Republic (1958-present)
Head of State
Charles de Gaulle of France (1944-1946, 1959-1969), René Coty van Frankrijk (1954-1959)
Type
Trial
Designer
Atelier de Gravure des Monnaies et Médailles, Roty, Louis-Oscar
Series
Theme
Acorns, Leaves, Oak leaves, Olive branches, Phrygian (Liberty) Cap, Sower, Twigs, Wheat ears
Material
Nickel
Weight
6
Diameter
24
Thickness
1.79
Punch
Coin alignment
Shape
Round
Obverse
LIBERTE • EGALITE • FRATERNITE 1 FRANC 1959
Reverse
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE ESSAI O. Roty
Edge
Reeded
Privy mark
Owl (Raymond Joly 1958-1974)
Mint mark
Cornucopia (Paris, Pessac) (Paris,Pessac France)
Number produced
4.000
Krause and Mishler number
KM# E99
Catalogue number
Gadoury# 474
Details
There are 2 variants: KM# E99 > trial KM# PE325 > Piedfort - trial