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Pièces de monnaie françaises de 10 et 50 francs Hercule
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The video shows silver coins of 10 francs Hercules and 50 francs Hercules. • These pieces are among the most famous French pieces. • These are big silver coins. • The 10 franc coin has a diameter of 37 millimeters and weighs 25 grams. • The 50 franc coin has a diameter of 41 millimeters. Its weight is 30 grams. • The two pieces are composed of pure silver 900 thousandths or 90% if one prefers. • These pieces were made between 1965 and 1980. • The two pieces were made from an earlier model, the piece 5 francs Union and strength. • Union and Force was created under the French Revolution in 1795 by the engraver Augustin Dupré. • It is this coin that gave its name to the 10 and 50 Franc Hercules coins. • In fact we can see on the obverse of the play the half God Hercules upright surrounding an allegory of Liberty standing on the left and Equality standing on the right. • The motif designed by Dupré was reused in the nineteenth century, under the Second Republic and the Third Republic. • At that moment the coins were worth 5 francs. • They were recreated after the Second World War in 1965 with the idea of a return to the stable franc of the 19th century. • The pieces have the same technical characteristics but their face value changes. • The new 1965 coins were launched with a value of 10 francs. • They were manufactured until 1973. • Manufacturing was halted due to higher precious metal prices. • The money contained in the coins was then worth more than their face value. • A new replacement piece was launched in 1974. This is the 50 franc Hercule coin. • It was a question of time to create a new coin of 20 francs. • The state preferred to take the lead by multiplying the value of the piece by 5 while its weight only increased by 5 grams. • If the weight had been proportional to the old value, the 50 franc piece should have weighed 125 grams and not 30 grams. • This multiplication of the face value of the new coin has been insufficient in the face of rising prices of silver. • Production was interrupted in 1980 and parts were demonetized. • More than 85 million pieces of 10 and 50 Franc Hercules were manufactured. • This equates to about 880 tons of coin money. • The French have bought and hoarded en masse these beautiful coins. • They have also undergone massive redesigns, but remain fairly common. • Their mode of distribution at the time, bulk bags of 100 pieces, makes it quite difficult to find them in exceptional condition. • Investors buy them at a price as close as possible to their weight in money. • Collectors can pay more for exceptional copies. • According to the catalog the Franc the 50 francs Hercules of 1974 (test) in splendid condition can be sold for 160 euro. Other years in excellent conservation conditions can sell up to 40 euro per piece. • The piece of 50 francs Hercules struck in 1980 110 euro rating in splendid condition. Only 60,000 copies were struck that year. • For more information or to purchase parts, click on the links below: • https://goo.gl/moKCU4 [General information about 50 Franc Hercules coins] • https://goo.gl/18PZfN [General information about 10 Franc Hercules coins] • https://goo.gl/uTm8aT [Sale of equipment and parts of 10 and 50 francs Hercules (ebay)] • https://goo.gl/B6Kfxv [The Franc pocket, Frank's listing catalog]
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