You are about to finish your registration. Please check your mailbox (including spam folder). There should be a letter with a confirmation link. Check setting to make sure that your e-mail address is correct.
Send letter again
Description
Vichy France is the common name of the French State (État français) headed by Marshal Philippe Pétain during World War II. It represents the unoccupied "Free Zone" (zone libre) in the southern part of metropolitan France and French North Africa. The Vichy government was de facto client state of Nazi Germany. It vanished in late 1944 when the Allies occupied all of France.
Thick flan: weight 3.5 g
Thin flan: weight 3.0 g
Engraver: Atelier de Gravure (A. DE G.)
Obverse
|
Four mirrored grain sprigs flank center hole. Country name above. ETAT |
|---|---|
Reverse
|
Center hole divides denomination, oak leaves flank, year between mint marks below. 20 |
| Edge |
20 Centimes
Vichy France
KM# 900 Gadoury# 321 Schön# 211
Characteristics
| Material | Zinc |
| Weight | 3.5 g |
| Diameter | 24.5 mm |
| Thickness | 1.5 mm |
| Shape |
round with a center hole
|
| Alignment | Coin |
| Alt # |
|
| Mint |
Paris Mint (A)
|
Related coins
