ALGERIA
KM 91 |
SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
Face Value | Diameter mm | Weight g | Thickness mm | Edge | Composition | Rotation |
20 francs | 22.3 | 5.4 | Reeded | Copper-Nickel | Coin |
Obverse | Reverse | ||
Inscriptions in French along the rim: title of parent state. In the center - woman's head symbolized France. French rule of Algeria lasted from 1830 to 1962, under a variety of governmental systems. |
Denomination, the year of minting, title of colony between two ears. The franc was the currency of Algeria between 1848 and 1964. |