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The issuance of these coins was regulated by a decree of October 13, 1894, which stipulated the withdrawal and demonetization of 15175384 of worn-out 10-cent coins in order to mint new 1, 2 and 5-cent coins for the same value at the Rome Mint. [31]
The 2 and 1 centime coins were taken out of circulation entirely in 1978 and 2007, respectively. The 5 centimes coin was switched to a yellow-metal (Aluminium bronze) alloy in 1981, and the white-metal (Cupronickel) 5 centimes coins of 1879–1980 were retired in 1984. The (magnetic) Nickel versions of the 20 centimes coin (1881–1938) were ...
Sources don’t appear to concur on the coins value at auction. The Spruce Crafts pegs the value at $117,500 (as of 2016) for an MS66 example, while PCGS suggested the value topped out at $99,875 ...
The reverse does not feature a denomination; however, its weight of 5.2 g (0.18 oz) and diameter of 5.2 mm (0.20 in) is typical for a twenty-cent piece, and the coin circulated as such. The ten-cent piece features a portrait of Sun identical to the dollar coin, although features the denomination 枚十當圓 ; 'Ten pieces in one yuan' on the ...
In 1912, coins were introduced in denominations of 1 ⁄ 2, 1, 5, 10, 25, and 50 centavos and 1 córdoba. The 1 ⁄ 2 and 1 centavo were minted in bronze, the 5 centavos in cupro-nickel and the higher denominations in silver. The 1 córdoba was only minted in 1912, whilst 1 ⁄ 2 centavo production ceased in 1937. [citation needed]
Australia got rid of its 1- and 2-cent coins in 1992, while Canada stopped distributing its penny in 2012. The U.S. has also eliminated a coin with little to no trouble—the half-cent coin was ...
The following mint marks indicate which mint the coin was made at ... 1912 (P) 4,400,000 S 708,000 (P) 700 Proof ... United States cent mintage figures.
Nevertheless, the term "sou" survived as a slang term for 1 ⁄ 20 of a franc. Thus, the large bronze 5-centime coin was called "sou " (for example in Balzac or Victor Hugo), the "pièce de cent sous " ("hundred sous coin") meant five francs and was also called "écu " (as in Zola's Germinal).