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Description
The French Fourth Republic was the republican government of France between 1946 and 1958, governed by the fourth republican constitution. It was in many ways a revival of the Third Republic that was in place from 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War to 1940 during World War II, and suffered many of the same problems. France adopted the constitution of the Fourth Republic on 13 October 1946. After a series of crises, most importantly the Algerian crisis of 1958, the Fourth Republic collapsed. Wartime leader Charles de Gaulle returned from retirement to preside over a transitional administration that was empowered to design a new French constitution. The Fourth Republic was dissolved by a public referendum on 5 October 1958 which established the modern-day Fifth Republic with a strengthened presidency.
• KM# 888a.1: struck for colonial use in Algeria
• KM# 888a.2: struck for colonial use in Africa
Engraver: André-Henri Lavrillier
Obverse
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Laureate Marianne, left, surrounded by the country name, engraver's name below. REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE |
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Reverse
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Denomination above date within sectioned wreath. RF |
| Edge |
Characteristics
| Material | Aluminium Bronze |
| Weight | 12 g |
| Diameter | 31 mm |
| Thickness | 2.3 mm |
| Shape |
round
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| Alignment | Coin |
| Alt # |
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| Mints |
Castelsarrasin Mint (C) Paris Mint (A)
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