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Information
Country
France
Currency
Franc
(1795 – 1959)
Coin type
Pattern
Denomination
50 Centimes
Year
1942
Ruler
Vichy France
(1940–1944)
Composition
Aluminium
Shape
Round
Alignment
Variable alignment ↺
Technique
Milled
Weight (g)
1.54
Diameter (mm)
18
Demonetized
Yes
Description
50 Centimes from France. Issued in 1942. Struck in Aluminium. Measures 18 mm and weighs 1.54 g.
- Obverse
- Francisque whose handle is formed by a marshal's baton, decorated with ten five-pointed stars, bearing above S. PACIS and below PETAIN, between two ears of wheat; on the right of the Francisque LB.
- Reverse
- 50 / CENTS / 1942 between two oak branches each bearing an acorn and five leaves.
- Edge
- Smooth
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