Succeeding the silver coins whose production ceased in 1920, these first coins in various metals (aluminum bronze) are officially considered as necessity currencies produced on a national scale.
They witnessed great economic instability at the turn of the 1920s.
There are many striking defects linked to the poorness of the metal which tended to obstruct the narrow details in the corners; thus it is easy to find the complete or incomplete signature, the total or partial absence of the central circle as well as some variants linked to the numbers of the vintage (2 closed, 3 thin or thick, 4 closed, 5 closed, etc.).
Only the mintmark "Cornucopia" is present on the reverse.
These coins are still easily found in all states of conservation (including MS-65), with a slight difficulty for 1929 in very high grade.
Indicative availability:
1921: 2%; 1922: 25%; 1923: 25%; 1924: 20%; 1925: 12%; 1926: 8%; 1927: 5%; 1928: 2%; 1929: 1%.
There are many striking defects linked to the poorness of the metal which tended to obstruct the narrow details in the corners; thus it is easy to find the complete or incomplete signature, the total or partial absence of the central circle as well as some variants linked to the numbers of the vintage (2 closed, 3 thin or thick, 4 closed, 5 closed, etc.).
Only the mintmark "Cornucopia" is present on the reverse.
These coins are still easily found in all states of conservation (including MS-65), with a slight difficulty for 1929 in very high grade.
Indicative availability:
1921: 2%; 1922: 25%; 1923: 25%; 1924: 20%; 1925: 12%; 1926: 8%; 1927: 5%; 1928: 2%; 1929: 1%.
Main information :
Sections :
ESSAI
ESSAI
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Monnaie de Paris,
France
No mintmark : Paris
Cornucopia : Régie des Monnaies
Monnaie de Paris,
France
No mintmark : Paris
Cornucopia : Régie des Monnaies
1.0
8 691 867
0.03
0.60
1.00
4.00
10.00
30.00
80.00
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-
-
-
Monnaie de Paris,
France
No mintmark : Paris
Cornucopia : Régie des Monnaies
Monnaie de Paris,
France
No mintmark : Paris
Cornucopia : Régie des Monnaies
0.1
86 225 994
0.03
0.03
0.60
3.00
8.00
20.00
50.00
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-
-
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Monnaie de Paris,
France
No mintmark : Paris
Cornucopia : Régie des Monnaies
Monnaie de Paris,
France
No mintmark : Paris
Cornucopia : Régie des Monnaies
0.1
119 583 707
0.03
0.03
0.60
3.00
8.00
20.00
50.00
-
-
-
-
Monnaie de Paris,
France
No mintmark : Paris
Cornucopia : Régie des Monnaies
Monnaie de Paris,
France
No mintmark : Paris
Cornucopia : Régie des Monnaies
0.1
97 036 160
0.03
0.03
0.60
3.00
8.00
20.00
50.00
-
-
-
-
Monnaie de Paris,
France
No mintmark : Paris
Cornucopia : Régie des Monnaies
Monnaie de Paris,
France
No mintmark : Paris
Cornucopia : Régie des Monnaies
0.1
48 016 611
0.03
0.03
0.60
3.00
8.00
20.00
50.00
-
-
-
-
Monnaie de Paris,
France
No mintmark : Paris
Cornucopia : Régie des Monnaies
Monnaie de Paris,
France
No mintmark : Paris
Cornucopia : Régie des Monnaies
0.1
46 446 919
0.03
0.03
0.60
3.00
8.00
20.00
50.00
-
-
-
-
Monnaie de Paris,
France
No mintmark : Paris
Cornucopia : Régie des Monnaies
Monnaie de Paris,
France
No mintmark : Paris
Cornucopia : Régie des Monnaies
0.3
23 702 858
0.03
0.03
0.60
3.00
8.00
20.00
50.00
-
-
-
-
Monnaie de Paris,
France
No mintmark : Paris
Cornucopia : Régie des Monnaies
Monnaie de Paris,
France
No mintmark : Paris
Cornucopia : Régie des Monnaies
0.5
10 329 430
0.03
0.03
0.60
3.00
8.00
20.00
50.00
-
-
-
-
Monnaie de Paris,
France
No mintmark : Paris
Cornucopia : Régie des Monnaies
Monnaie de Paris,
France
No mintmark : Paris
Cornucopia : Régie des Monnaies
2.5
6 668 514
1.00
2.00
3.00
8.00
20.00
50.00
120.00
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-
-
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Total :
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0.1
446 703 660
1.80
3.30
8.20
683.00
836.00
1 070
1 600
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-
-
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Quotes in 4 or 7 grades. There are indicatives and can be official or estimated, in your currency (by default : euro).
This list presents all mints used on this page and attached mintmarks.
Illustration
Description
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Cornucopia
Régie des Monnaies
Cornucopia
Régie des Monnaies
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