French Coins 10 Francs 1947 Marianne
Obverse: in the coin centre personification of France - Marianne's head in Phrygian cap and a laurel wreath facing right; along the left edge: REPVBLIQVE, along the right one: FRANÇAISE (REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE - French Republic); ring of rectangles at the edge.
NOTE: 1947 issues very similar to KM#908.1 and KM#908.2.
Lettering: REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE P.TURIN.
Engraver: Pierre Turin.
Reverse: above the coin centre in two lines face value: 10 FRANCS; below year of issue; below in three lines motto of France: LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE (liberty, equality, fraternity); a grain columns on each side of the inscription; ring of rectangles at the edge.
NOTE: If mintmarked it is below ER of FRATERNITE.
Lettering: 10 FRANCS 1947 LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE.
Engraver: Pierre Turin.
Face value: 10 Francs.
Edge: Reeded.
Years: 1947-1949 (issue date 16 VII 1945 - withdrawal date 7 VII 1953).
Value: 10 Francs.
Metal: Copper-nickel.
Weight: 7 g.
Diameter: 26 mm.
Thickness: 1.74 mm.
Shape: Round.
Mint: Beaumont le Roger.
- plant Paris (no letter on the reverse bottom),
- plant Beaumont-le-Roger (letter B on the reverse bottom)
Designer: Pierre Turin (signature P.TURIN below Marianne's neck along the obverse bottom
mint: Paris Mint mark La Monnaie de Paris (The Paris Mint) (mint mark before year of issue in the reverse, after year of issue privy mark of mint's director Lucien Bazor - wing).