France, 1 Franc 1915 Choice Uncirculated

In the wake of the Second World War high levels of inflation in France led to the withdrawal from circulation of all denominations below 1 franc. By 1950 the larger copper-nickel 10 franc coin had to be replaced by a much smaller one in aluminium bronze, along with 20 and 50 franc coins also struck in aluminium bronze. In 1954 a copper-nickel 100 franc coin was also introduced. We can now offer a set of these four high-denomination coins that circulated until the introduction of the new franc in 1960.

In 2003 the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia became the Union of Serbia and Montenegro, though the latter gained its own independence 4 years later in 2006. Since then the National Bank of Serbia has been issuing its own currency, so now we can offer you this set of 3 coins. The 1, 2, and 5 dinar coins are written in both Cyrillic and Latin text, all showing the country’s Coat of Arms on the obverse. The reverse sides of each coin show the National Bank building, the Monasteries of Gračanica, and Krušedol respectively.