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France - 100 Francs 1958 - Wing privy

France - 100 Francs 1958 - Wing privy

A bold depiction of Liberty with Torch appears on this last year of issue with the more common Wing privy mark (Bazor - Engraver General). This is a key date for this short series. The pre-war issue 100 Francs was a gold coin with Bazor Liberty head, this post-war issue is struck in copper-nickel. R. Cochet was the designer. This example is without a 'B' between the leaves (Beaumont mint) making it a Paris mint issue, and much scarcer than the "B" marked coins, which are a different KM catalog number.
Article on Marianne from the "Cosmos of Collectables": https://cosmosofcollectibles.com/the-french-marianne-i-marianne-as-a-representative-of-the-french-people-part-1/

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