1 Franc

Issuer French Cameroon (1916-1960)
Year 1924-1926
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 1 Franc
Currency Franc (1922-1945)
Composition Aluminium bronze
Weight 5.0 g
Diameter 23 mm
Thickness 1.85 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s) Henri-Auguste Patey
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#2, Schön#2
Obverse description Marianne on the left, wearing the Phrygian cap and crowned with laurels., date below
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE A.PATEY 1926
(Translation: French Republic)
Reverse description Three upright palm leaves bound by a ribbon
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering TERRITOIRES·SOUS·MANDAT·DE·LA·FRANCE 1 FR. ·CAMEROUN·
(Translation: Territories under the mandate of France Cameroon)
Edge Reeded
Mint Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage 1924 - (fr) Lec#6 - 3 000 000
1924 - Essai -
1925 - (fr) Lec#7 - 1 721 922
1926 - (fr) Lec#8 - 11 928 078
Numisquare ID 9183682520
Comments
×