Description
France’s 20-franc gold coin with Marianne in a Phrygian cap with oak leaves on the obverse and the Gallic rooster on the reverse, designed by Jules-Clément Chaplain. Struck from 1899 to 1914 and again in the 1950s from the old dies, it holds 6.45 g of 90% gold (about 0.187 oz of pure gold) in a 21 mm coin. Year varies.
Highlights
- Consisting of 900 pure gold
- Obverse: Bust of France’s national symbol, Marianne
- Reverse: Rendition of the Gallic Rooster, unofficial symbol of France
- Diameter: 21.00 mm






