View source for France 1954 100 francs

[[Image:France 1954 100 francs obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]]
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This specimen is a commonest date of a type struck at the Paris and Beaumont-le-Roger mints 1954-58 under the [[France|French]] Fourth Republic (1946-59). The inflation triggered by the devastation wreaked by World War Two continued thru the 1950's, forcing the regime to strike coins in ever higher denominations. It is a far cry from the magnificent [[France 1904-A 100 francs|gold coin]] of the Third Republic. The [[France 1973 franc|new franc]] which replaced it in 1960 with the inauguration of the Fifth Republic was equal to this coin and was struck to this standard. This type was not demonetized until 1966.

''Recorded mintage:'' 97,285,500.

''Specification:'' 6 g, copper-nickel, 24 mm diameter, designed by Robert Cochet (1903-88).

''Catalog reference:'' F.450/2, KM 919.1.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* Gadoury, Victor, ''Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2011, 20me éd.,'' Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2011.
* Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt,  ''Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies,''  Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.

''Link to:''
* [[France 1904-A 100 francs|1904-A 100 francs]]
* [[France 1954 10 francs|1954 10 francs]]
* [[France 1954-B 20 francs|1954-B 20 francs]]
* [[France 1954 50 francs|1954 50 francs]]
* [[France 1955 100 francs|1955 100 francs]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1954]]

[[Category:Base metal coinage of France]][[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]