France 50 Centimes, 1941 – 1947

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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  Wing 51.7M — € 0,44 € 0,44 € 0,54 € 0,87 € 1,10 — KM#894.1a 48%
1947 B Wing 18.5M — € 1,10 € 2,20 € 3,30 € 5,40 € 6,50 — KM#894.2a 22%
1946  Wing — — — — — — — — Essai 0.6%
1946  Wing 24.6M € 0,14 € 0,14 € 0,54 € 1,10 € 1,80 — — KM#894.1a 31%
1946 B Wing 29.3M — € 0,11 € 0,33 € 1,10 € 2,20 € 14,00 — KM#894.2a 30%
1945  Wing — — — — — — — — Essai 0.8%
1945  Wing 26.2M € 0,21 € 0,29 € 0,33 € 0,81 € 1,10 € 2,20 € 2,90 KM#894.1a 39%
1945 B Wing 6.4M — € 0,05 € 0,33 € 1,30 € 3,10 € 18,00 — KM#894.2a 28%
1945 C Wing 3M — € 0,54 € 1,60 € 2,90 € 5,80 — — KM#894.3a 22%
1944  Wing — — € 0,33 € 1,10 € 1,10 € 6,50 — — KM#894.1a 28%
1941  Wing — — — — — — — — Essai 0.6%
1941  Wing 10M € 0,03 € 0,13 € 0,22 € 0,54 € 0,54 € 44,00 — KM#894.1a 49%

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