50 Centimes Vichy French State; heavy type
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Features
| Issuer | France |
|---|---|
| Period |
French State (1940-1944)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1942-1943 |
| Value | 50 Centimes (0.5) |
| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
| Composition | Aluminium-magnesium |
| Weight | 0.8 g |
| Diameter | 18 mm |
| Thickness | 1.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 07-31-1950 |
| Number |
N#
18131
Numista type number (https://numista.com)
|
| References |
F#
195,  Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc (10th edition). Les Chevau-légers, Paris, France.
Francesco Pastrone; 2017. Monnaies francaises, 1789-2017 (23rd edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco.
KM#
914.1,  Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. And 4 more volumes.  Gerhard Schön; 2020. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes. |
Obverse
An axe in between two ears of wheat and the issuer name at the bottom
Lettering:
ÉTAT FRANÇAIS
LB
Translation:
French State
LB
Engraver: Lucien Georges Bazor
Lucien Georges Bazor was Chief Engraver at the Paris mint from 1930 to 1958. He was born in Paris in 1889 and initially studied under his father, Albert Bazor. Bazor later became the pupil of Patey at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts. He won the Grand Prix de Rome in 1923 for his engraving.
Reverse
The denomination in the center with the date below and the French motto above
Lettering:
·TRAVAIL·FAMILLE·
·PATRIE·
50
CENTIMES
1942
Translation:
Work Family
Homeland
50
Centimes
1942
Engraver: Lucien Georges Bazor
Lucien Georges Bazor was Chief Engraver at the Paris mint from 1930 to 1958. He was born in Paris in 1889 and initially studied under his father, Albert Bazor. Bazor later became the pupil of Patey at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts. He won the Grand Prix de Rome in 1923 for his engraving.
Edge
Smooth
The image shows both heavy KM#914.1 (bottom) and light KM#914.2-4 (top) type.
Comments
Pattern 1942
F.195/2b (1942)
Standard Catalog of World Coins gives 1944 thick flan, most probalby, by mistake.
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| Date | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | ||||||||||||
| 1942 | $ 0.05 | $ 0.15 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.56 | $ 1.16 | $ 1.54 | $ 1.16 | 91% | Approximately 130,000,000 strikes | |||
| 1942 | 0.2% | Cross on globules (Rajout Franc2019) | ||||||||||
| 1942 | 300 | 1.2% | Trial Strike | |||||||||
| 1943 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.58 | $ 0.51 | $ 0.87 | 28% | (fr) F. 195/3 | |||||
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