FRANCE. Third Republic. Silver "Turin Type" Denominations (4...
FRANCE. Third Republic. Silver "Turin Type" Denominations (4 Pieces), 1930–1937. Engraver: Pierre Turin (Signed P. TURIN below the bust) * Composition: Silver (.680 Fineness / 68% Pure Silver) * Total Gross Weight: 60.00g (Net Fine Silver Content: 40.80g / 1.31 Troy Ounces) * Design Features: Obverse depicts a classic laureate head of Marianne facing right, wearing a Phrygian cap. Reverse displays the denomination flanked by twin stylized ears of wheat above the national motto: LIBERTE • EGALITE • FRATERNITE. Lot Includes: 1. 10 Francs 1930 (10.00g, 30mm) — Circulated (VF/EF) 2. 10 Francs 1931 (10.00g, 30mm) — Circulated (VF/EF) 3. 20 Francs 1933 (20.00g, 35mm) — Circulated (EF) 4. 20 Francs 1937 (20.00g, 35mm) — Key Date / Scarce. Issued in heavily restricted numbers (~1.1 Million struck) compared to standard mass-production years. Excellent definition remaining on the laurel leaves and reverse wheat grain details. Circulated (Good EF / Near AU) An attractive, well-matched group of interwar French silver coinage. The coins retain pleasing grey silver surfaces with honest circulation wear, clear fields, and trace underlying mint brilliance on the larger 20 Franc pieces.
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FRANCE. Third Republic. Silver "Turin Type" Denominations (4 Pieces), 1930–1937. Engraver: Pierre Turin (Signed P. TURIN below the bust) * Composition: Silver (.680 Fineness / 68% Pure Silver) * Total Gross Weight: 60.00g (Net Fine Silver Content: 40.80g / 1.31 Troy Ounces) * Design Features: Obverse depicts a classic laureate head of Marianne facing right, wearing a Phrygian cap. Reverse displays the denomination flanked by twin stylized ears of wheat above the national motto: LIBERTE • EGALITE • FRATERNITE. Lot Includes: 1. 10 Francs 1930 (10.00g, 30mm) — Circulated (VF/EF) 2. 10 Francs 1931 (10.00g, 30mm) — Circulated (VF/EF) 3. 20 Francs 1933 (20.00g, 35mm) — Circulated (EF) 4. 20 Francs 1937 (20.00g, 35mm) — Key Date / Scarce. Issued in heavily restricted numbers (~1.1 Million struck) compared to standard mass-production years. Excellent definition remaining on the laurel leaves and reverse wheat grain details. Circulated (Good EF / Near AU) An attractive, well-matched group of interwar French silver coinage. The coins retain pleasing grey silver surfaces with honest circulation wear, clear fields, and trace underlying mint brilliance on the larger 20 Franc pieces.
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