Aluminum France coin

Saint Pierre and Miquelon's only coins were aluminium 1 and 2 francs coins struck in 1948.
They were only made for a short time.
Only minted 600.000 but they are not scarce.
The weight is 1.32 grams
And diameter is 22.56 mm.
I have 2 of the same coin the obverse is a winged liberty like the Mercury dime.

 

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Cool. I haven't seen that particular coin before. I love aluminum coins.

 

Here is another aluminum coin it's one sided though I don't know if it's a coin or a token though

 

It's a token or good luck piece that I believe says; Bless you, miraculous love. Talisman from the fortune sun.

Having just gone through my stash of foreign coins, I found numerous coins of aluminum, many from Polynesia and the South Pacific, but also France and Europe. I'm surprised how well they have held up compared to harder metal coins.

 

Nice coin. One year only coins can be quite interesting.
The two fish fillets between the 2 & Frs. are quite different to see on a coin.
It seem as though I have seen a similar design on a Canadian province token.
Just one fillet though.

 

How do you say aluminum coin in french?

pièce de monnaie aluminium

 

Lol thanks! I didn't know aluminum is almost spelt the same.

 

Spanish

Miraculous Health (salud) & Love (amor)
Fortune (fortuna)

Sort of a good luck charm.

 

Thank you! Now I know what it means. See we always learn something new.

 

Yep, "aluminum" is the Anglo-American version of what others call "aluminium". At least the meaning is easy to guess, as opposed to the names of some other elements, hehe. And aluminum is basically fine for low value coins; an alu piece would probably not work well with vending machines, but other than that ... Problem is, in many countries they simply have a "cheap" image.

Christian

 

Nice catch @Shrews1994

According to the Numista website search engine, I think I have quite a few aluminum coins, among them is the 1 franc version of yours (same design)

Q

 

I have a couple too. I like them very much!

 

Actually "aluminum" is purely American and Canadian. Anglos (i.e. UK) and most of the former British empire use "aluminium". I remember an Australian making fun of my use of "aluminum". The "um" spelling was the original. Then a British scientist, Thomas Young, changed it to "ium" in 1812, and it was accepted even in the US. Then Noah Webster decided that "um" was correct, so it was in Webster's US dictionaries and eventually became the common spelling in the US.

There have been aluminum US coins ... all patterns ... all very valuable.

Cal

 

here's one

 

Magdalen Island:

 

Some more: :

 

Another couple:





I'll have to keep an eye out for the St Pierre & Miquelon issues.

 

You've an interesting little collection, there, @mrbadexample. I've a few common post-war French ones, but that's about it.

 

I have a couple small bags of French aluminum coinage but I don't have that one. Cool looking coin.

 

Thanks. I like the French Oceania and French Polynesia coins - thirty years apart and the only difference is a little bit of the text. Economy of effort, for sure.