France Pré-série de 50 centimes Morlon en fer, sans le mot essai, 1941

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Obverse Reverse

Information

Country France France
Currency Franc (1795 – 1959)
Coin type Pattern
Denomination 50 Centimes
Year 1941
Ruler Vichy France (1940–1944)
Composition Iron
Shape Round
Alignment Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 2.16
Diameter (mm) 18.02
Demonetized Yes

Description

50 Centimes from France. Issued in 1941. Struck in Iron. Measures 18.02 mm and weighs 2.16 g.

Obverse
Draped bust of the Republic with short hair on the left, wearing a Phrygian cap adorned with a tricolor cockade (guilloche center, smooth circle, guilloche circle), under a composite wreath of wheat, oak and olive tree tied by a ribbon; under the ribbon MORLON.
Reverse
50/ CENTS/ 1941 in two lines above the vintage framed by the different, all between two symmetrically opposed horns of plenty.
Edge
Smooth

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
1941  (fr) Sans le mot ESSAI, 3 exemplaires connus

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