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Information
Country
France
France
Currency
Franc
(1795 – 1959)
Coin type
Standard circulation coin
Denomination
50 Centimes
Year
1941 – 1947
Rulers
Vichy France
(1940–1944)
, Provisional Government of the French Republic
(1944–1946)
, Fourth Republic
(1946–1958)
Composition
Aluminium
Shape
Round
Alignment
Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique
Milled
Weight (g)
0.7
Diameter (mm)
18
Thickness (mm)
1.19
Demonetized
26 June 1950
Description
50 Centimes from France. Issued from 1941 to 1947. Struck in Aluminium. Measures 18 mm and weighs 0.7 g.
- Obverse
- Marianne's head left wearing a phrygian cap decorated with a composite wreath made of olive tree leaves, oak and wheat.
- Reverse
- Value encompassed on either side by Cornucopia (or horn of plenty, overflowing with produce, flowers or nuts).
- Edge
- Smooth
Mintage & Variants
| Date | Mintage | g | vg | f | vf | xf | au | unc | Comment | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1947
|
51.7M | — | € 0,44 | € 0,44 | € 0,54 | € 0,87 | € 1,10 | — | KM#894.1a | 48% | |
|
1947 B
|
18.5M | — | € 1,10 | € 2,20 | € 3,30 | € 5,40 | € 6,50 | — | KM#894.2a | 22% | |
|
1946
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Essai | 0.6% | |
|
1946
|
24.6M | € 0,14 | € 0,14 | € 0,54 | € 1,10 | € 1,80 | — | — | KM#894.1a | 31% | |
|
1946 B
|
29.3M | — | € 0,11 | € 0,33 | € 1,10 | € 2,20 | € 14,00 | — | KM#894.2a | 30% | |
|
1945
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Essai | 0.8% | |
|
1945
|
26.2M | € 0,21 | € 0,29 | € 0,33 | € 0,81 | € 1,10 | € 2,20 | € 2,90 | KM#894.1a | 39% | |
|
1945 B
|
6.4M | — | € 0,05 | € 0,33 | € 1,30 | € 3,10 | € 18,00 | — | KM#894.2a | 28% | |
|
1945 C
|
3M | — | € 0,54 | € 1,60 | € 2,90 | € 5,80 | — | — | KM#894.3a | 22% | |
|
1944
|
— | — | € 0,33 | € 1,10 | € 1,10 | € 6,50 | — | — | KM#894.1a | 28% | |
|
1941
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Essai | 0.6% | |
|
1941
|
10M | € 0,03 | € 0,13 | € 0,22 | € 0,54 | € 0,54 | € 44,00 | — | KM#894.1a | 49% |
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