France 50 Centimes - Morlon, 1948

Essai lourd et étroit, Copper-nickel

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Obverse Reverse

Information

Country France France
Currency Franc (1795 – 1959)
Coin type Pattern
Denomination 50 Centimes
Year 1948
Ruler Fourth Republic (1946–1958)
Composition Copper-nickel
Shape Round
Alignment Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique Milled
Diameter (mm) 19
Demonetized Yes

Description

50 Centimes from France. Issued in 1948. Struck in Copper-nickel. Measures 19 mm and weighs 0 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
LIBERTE - EGALITE / FRATERNITE / ESSAI/ 50 / CENTIMES / 1948 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
1948  — (fr) GEM 88.5 - Poids lourd (4.5g)
1948  — (fr) GEM 88.6 - Poids léger (3.5g)
1948  — (fr) Poids intermédiaire ( 4.0g)

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