A 1951 Silver alloy 10 French Franc coin
French Mint
Category
Coins and medals
Date
1951
Materials
Silver alloy
Collection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 997173.1.48
Summary
A 1951 Silver alloy 10 French Franc coin
Full description
Silver alloy 10 French Franc coin. Obverse shows a left facing female head with the text ‘REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE’. The reverse has a cockerel in the top left corner and the text ‘10’ ‘FRANCS’ ‘1951’. Around the edge is ‘LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE
Provenance
Purchased with the family collection of Abbey contents in situ from Mrs Petronella Burnett-Brown December 2009
Makers and roles
French Mint , maker