France minted 10 franc coins in the 1930s on this well known design by Pierre Turin.
I know they used the same planchet for coinage for the protectorates, Tunisie, Moroc, Syrie, Lebanon.
Any others I am missing?
Jamais l'or n'a perdu la plus petite occasion de se montrer stupide. -Balzac
The Turin Marianne is my favourite iconic design... so simple and yet so striking!
But to your question; I've noticed the same thing a few months ago but with my 20 Francs coins instead:
And I can confirm that the 1931 issue of 1 Piastre coins of French Indochina are also roughly the same as a 1930s 20 Francs Turin; unsure if they're the same planchet though (probably not, since the rest of the Indochina coins' dimensions correspond roughly but not as exactly as the French/Moroccan/Tunisian silver coins do.
Worth noting is how your coins were issued for French protectorates (Morocco and Tunisia) and mandates (Syria and Lebanon) respectively; while the other French colonies under direct rule used the regular coins of the French franc (except French Indochina) apart from some notgeld issues until after WWII.
Citação: "CassTaylor"The Turin Marianne is my favourite iconic design... so simple and yet so striking!
But to your question; I've noticed the same thing a few months ago but with my 20 Francs coins instead:
And I can confirm that the 1931 issue of 1 Piastre coins of French Indochina are also roughly the same as a 1930s 20 Francs Turin; unsure if they're the same planchet though (probably not, since the rest of the Indochina coins' dimensions correspond roughly but not as exactly as the French/Moroccan/Tunisian silver coins do.
Worth noting is how your coins were issued for French protectorates (Morocco and Tunisia) and mandates (Syria and Lebanon) respectively; while the other French colonies under direct rule used the regular coins of the French franc (except French Indochina) apart from some notgeld issues until after WWII.
Many thanks, I think this last statement is the answer to the question.
I expect to collect the 20 Franc coins as well, eventually.
Pierre Turin is one of my favorite coin engravers. I like his 1930 Uruguay coins
The Indochine coin is interesting in comparison. Minted at Paris, the same dimensions, but .900 silver instead of .680 !
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Good afternoon, can you tell me if this is a copy, or made a mistake with the metal? The weight of this coin is 7.48 grams, metal: tin. And can it be that this is a craft of those times? If you answer, I will be very grateful, thank you very much!
I believe it is a copy, cast in white metal.
I am sure it was made in France by artisans, in the 1930s.
no silver value, but still very interesting historical item.
Jamais l'or n'a perdu la plus petite occasion de se montrer stupide. -Balzac