French coins: 20 cents

Catalog of French coins by denomination

The first illustrated 20-centime type is Dupré’s Directory issue. The following tables show Napoleon III, Cérès and issues from later regimes, with the listed variants and years.

Directory Second Republic Second Empire Third Republic
Dupré Ceres Napoleon III Ceres
1795 1849 1853 1864 1867 1878
1796 1851 1863 1866 1868 1889
France — 20 centimes — Directory — Dupré — 1795 — 1796 — obverse France — 20 centimes — Second Republic — Ceres — 1849 — 1851 — obverse France — 20 centimes — Second Empire — Napoleon III — 1853 — 1863 — obverse France — 20 centimes — Second Empire — Napoleon III — 1864 — 1866 — obverse France — 20 centimes — Second Empire — Napoleon III — 1867 — 1868 — obverse France — 20 centimes — Second Republic — Ceres — 1849 — 1851 — obverse
France — 20 centimes — Directory — Dupré — 1795 — 1796 — reverse France — 20 centimes — Second Republic — Ceres — 1849 — 1851 — reverse France — 20 centimes — Second Empire — Napoleon III — 1853 — 1863 — reverse France — 20 centimes — Second Empire — Napoleon III — 1864 — 1866 — reverse France — 20 centimes — Second Empire — Napoleon III — 1867 — 1868 — reverse France — 20 centimes — Second Republic — Ceres — 1849 — 1851 — reverse
French State Provisional Government Fifth Republic
French State Lindauer Marianne
Vingt Centimes 20 Centimes
Zinc Iron Zinc
1941 1941 1944 1945 1962
1941 1944 1944 1946 2001
France — 20 centimes — French State — French State — Vingt Centimes — Zinc — 1941 — 1941 — obverse France — French State — French State — 20 Centimes — Zinc — 1941 — 1944 — obverse France — French State — French State — 20 Centimes — Iron — 1944 — 1944 — obverse France — 20 centimes — Provisional Government — Lindauer — Zinc — 1945 — 1946 — obverse France — 20 centimes — Fifth Republic — Marianne — 1962 — 2001 — obverse
France — 20 centimes — French State — French State — Vingt Centimes — Zinc — 1941 — 1941 — reverse France — French State — French State — 20 Centimes — Zinc — 1941 — 1944 — reverse France — French State — French State — 20 Centimes — Iron — 1944 — 1944 — reverse France — 20 centimes — Provisional Government — Lindauer — Zinc — 1945 — 1946 — reverse France — 20 centimes — Fifth Republic — Marianne — 1962 — 2001 — reverse