France 50 Centimes, 1931 – 1947
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Information
Country
France
France
Currency
Franc
(1795 – 1959)
Coin type
Standard circulation coin
Denomination
50 Centimes
Year
1931 – 1947
Ruler
Third Republic
(1870–1940)
Composition
Copper-aluminium
Shape
Round
Alignment
Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique
Milled
Weight (g)
2
Diameter (mm)
18
Thickness (mm)
1.23
Demonetized
5 August 1949
Description
50 Centimes from France. Issued from 1931 to 1947. Struck in Copper-aluminium. Measures 18 mm and weighs 2 g.
- Obverse
- Marianne's head left wearing a phrygian cap decorated with a composite wreath made of olive tree leaves, oak and wheat. (FRENCH REPUBLIC)
- Reverse
- Value encompassed on either side by Cornucopia (or horn of plenty, overflowing with produce, flowers or nuts). (FREEDOM·EQUALITYBROTHERHOOD)
- Edge
- Smooth
Mintage & Variants
| Date | Mintage | g | vg | f | vf | xf | au | unc | Comment | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1947
|
2.2M | — | — | € 1,10 | € 120,00 | — | — | — | F. 192/19 - KM # 894.1 - struck under the 4th republic and used in the colonies | 1.4% | |
|
1941
|
83M | € 0,10 | € 0,11 | € 0,22 | € 0,33 | € 0,98 | € 3,30 | € 5,10 | F. 192/18 - KM#894.1 - struck under the Vichy regime | 46% | |
|
1940
|
10.4M | € 0,09 | € 0,54 | € 0,54 | € 1,10 | € 3,80 | — | — | F. 192/17 - KM#894.1 | 18% | |
|
1939
|
96.6M | € 0,25 | € 0,25 | € 0,27 | € 0,35 | € 0,98 | € 2,70 | € 25,00 | F. 192/15 - KM#894.1 - see comments | 46% | |
| 1939 B cerclé | — | — | — | € 1,90 | € 3,30 | € 11,00 | — | — | F. 192/16 - KM#894.2 - Bruxelles - see comments | 12% | |
|
1938
|
55.7M | € 0,08 | € 0,11 | € 0,53 | € 0,53 | € 0,82 | € 3,90 | — | F. 192/14 - KM#894.1 | 37% | |
|
1937
|
44M | € 0,07 | € 0,07 | € 0,22 | € 0,54 | € 0,94 | € 2,80 | € 2,80 | F. 192/13 - KM#894.1 | 27% | |
|
1936
|
16.6M | — | € 0,35 | € 0,49 | € 1,10 | € 3,20 | € 3,20 | € 5,40 | F. 192/12 - KM#894.1 | 21% | |
|
1933
|
41.9M | € 0,05 | € 0,11 | € 0,27 | € 0,54 | € 0,91 | € 1,80 | — | F. 192/10 - KM # 894.1 - 9 open - see comments | 27% | |
|
1933
|
— | — | — | € 0,54 | € 1,10 | € 1,90 | — | — | F. 192/11 - KM # 894.1 - 9 closed - see comments | 10% | |
|
1932
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | F. 192/6 - KM # 894.1 - Trial, 9 and 2 closed, without fruit or grapes - see comments | 1.2% | |
|
1932
|
108.8M | € 0,08 | € 0,11 | € 0,22 | € 0,48 | € 0,54 | € 0,75 | € 1,90 | F. 192/7 - KM # 894.1 - 9 and 2 open with grapes, without fruit - see comments | 46% | |
|
1932
|
— | — | € 0,54 | € 2,70 | € 3,30 | € 5,40 | — | — | F. 192/8 - KM # 894.1 - 9 and 2 open without fruit or grapes - see comments | 7% | |
|
1932
|
— | € 0,07 | € 0,24 | € 0,33 | € 0,54 | € 3,20 | — | — | F. 192/9 - KM # 894.1 - 9 and 2 closed without fruit or grapes - see comments | 14% | |
|
1931
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | F. 192/1, KM#894.1, GEM#84.1, KM#894.1 - Curved trial, with grape, without fruit - see comments | 0.5% | |
|
1931
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | F. 192/2, GEM # 84.2 - Straight trial, with grapes and with fruit - see comments | 0.1% | |
|
1931
|
62.8M | € 0,04 | € 0,14 | € 0,22 | € 0,37 | € 0,90 | € 5,40 | — | F. 192/3 - KM # 894.1 - without grapes, without fruit - see comments | 15% | |
|
1931
|
— | — | € 0,13 | € 0,54 | € 1,10 | € 2,00 | — | — | F. 192/4 - KM # 894.1 - with grapes, without fruit - see comments | 12% | |
|
1931
|
— | € 0,13 | € 0,19 | € 0,19 | € 0,54 | € 0,59 | — | — | F. 192/5 - KM # 894.1 - with grapes, with fruit - see comments | 29% |
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