France 1955 100 Francs - Varieties - How To Tell Them Apart?

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Pertinax Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2061 Posts	Posted 11/06/2023 4:47 pm Some catalogues list 2 varieties of the France 1955 100 Francs a narrow ribbon and a wide ribbon. I have only one specimen, how can I tell them apart / identify which one I have? Report this Post to the Staff

Bojan Radosavljevic Valued Member Bosnia And Herzegovina 196 Posts	Posted 11/06/2023 5:13 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Bojan Radosavljevic Valued Member Bosnia And Herzegovina 196 Posts	Posted 11/06/2023 5:20 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Pertinax Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2061 Posts	Posted 11/06/2023 7:33 pm Thank to you both. I know pictures are meant to be worth a thousand words but what am I meant to be looking for as the distinguishing features, please ? Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 32709 Posts	Posted 11/06/2023 10:00 pm @pert, looks like a combination of @boj's excellent photos and the notes toward the bottom of the numista page will together allow you to distinguish whether you have a narrow or wide ribbon. Here is the link: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces688.html "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16181 Posts	Posted 11/06/2023 10:26 pm I think I see it. The "ribbon" in question is the piece of cloth on the obverse that's part of the headdress, running down from her cap, behind her hair, behind the torch flame, and then down and out to the rim of the coin. The "narrow ribbon" stays much the same width as it approaches the rim. The "wide ribbon" gets noticeably wider. It's a subtle difference, but it's there. Not something I'd notice just looking at the coin without magnification. In Bojan's post with four coins, the four coins are, from the top: narrow, wide, wide, narrow. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
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