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Pokermike4283 Valued Member United States 85 Posts	Posted 04/01/2008 11:53 pm NOTE: I don't yet have my scanner going so I will describe this coin as best as possible. ----- (Front) "Republique" on left hand side, "Francaise" on right hand side...(Back) "1 Franc" in middle, "1961" on bottom middle, "Liberte" "Egalite" "Fraternite" starting from left of date going clockwise. ----- What is this coin, what does it say, and is it worth anything, not that I think it is. Condition is VF at best. Edited by Sap 04/05/2008 06:11 am Report this Post to the Staff

KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 04/02/2008 12:16 am It says "Republique Fançaise" = French Republic "Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite" = Liberty, Equality, Brotherhood, a slogan of the French Revolution. In other words, France, 1 Franc, 1961 in XF = 0.20 (by the Krause Catalogue) Report this Post to the Staff
Pokermike4283 Valued Member United States 85 Posts	Posted 04/02/2008 12:19 am In US terms, what is a Franc equal to? A dime, quarter? Just wondering. And thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 04/02/2008 12:23 am France uses Euros now, so that money is probably obsolete in terms of value. It wasn't worth much back in '61 when the dollar was strong. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16817 Posts	Posted 04/02/2008 01:39 am The theoretical value of a franc (now pegged to the euro) is now about a quarter. To give some indication of the relative values at the time, the silver 5 francs coin from the 1960's contained just a little less silver than a US half dollar, so a franc should have been about equivalent to a dime. Here's a pic on on World Coin Gallery. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
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