Guadeloupe 50 Centimes, 1903 – 1921

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Guadeloupe Guadeloupe
Currency Franc (1795 – 1960)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 50 Centimes
Year 1903 – 1921
Ruler French Dependency (1635–1946)
Composition Copper-nickel
Shape Octodecagonal (18-sided)
Alignment Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 3.6
Diameter (mm) 22.3
Thickness (mm) 1.2
Demonetized Yes

Description

50 Centimes from Guadeloupe. Issued from 1903 to 1921. Struck in Copper-nickel. Measures 22.3 mm and weighs 3.6 g.

Obverse
Bust of an Arawak man with feathers on his headband, facing left, within circle and name of the designer A. Patey. (French Republic, Guadeloupe and dependencies)
Reverse
Sugar cane stalk divides date and denomination (Good for 50 Centimes)
Edge
Smooth

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage vg f vf xf au unc Comment Frequency
1921  600K — € 6,50 € 24,00 € 28,00 € 34,00 € 130,00 51%
1903  600K € 8,70 € 16,00 € 27,00 € 33,00 — — 59%

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