Daily Coin # 154 A Nice Looking 1933 20 Francs From France

Another great looking french coin from between the great wars . On February 6 1933 the highest recorded sea wave (not tsunami) , 34 metres (112 feet) , in Pacific hurricane near Manila , Philippines . US President Franklin Roosevelt issues Executive Order 6102 , requiring public to turn in gold certificates , bullion , and coins for placement in the Federal Reserve on April 5th 1933 . Today's coin (a mirror image of yesterdays) was minted in Paris France .It had a mintage of 24,447,048 .
It was struck in .6800 % silver it weighs 20 grams and is 35 mm in diameter by 2.44 mm thick .
The obverse of this coin shows us a bust of the French national symbol " Marianne " facing left and wearing a phrygian cap and an olive branch wreath on her head .

The reverse of this coin features an art-deco styled theme of the denomination (10 francs) and the year (1933) which is flanked by a cornucopia at left and wing at right , both above the legend LIBERTE-EGALITE-FRATERNITE and all this is flank by wheat stalks .

The edge of today's coin is reeded .

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