Here's an interesting coin. Why? Because it marks the period when France (and most of Europe) went off the gold and silver standard (at least temporarily) because of WWI, and later the Great Depression. France didn't recover until after WWII when a new Franc was introduced at 100 times the value of the old franc. This was issued before the Franc was in need of such a serious revaluation, although it was a major step down from the silver 1 Franc coin they produced just two years earlier. As such, it isn't worth much, just around $0.25.
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