50 Centimes Vichy French State; heavy type

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 (95% Aluminium, 5% Magnesium)
Weight	0.8 g
Diameter	18 mm
Thickness	1.5 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	31 July 1950
Number	N# 18131 Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)
References	F# 195, Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc (10^th edition). Les Chevau-légers, Paris, France. Gad# 425, Francesco Pastrone; 2019. Monnaies francaises, 1789-2019 (24^th edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco. KM# 914.1, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. And 5 more volumes. Schön# 212.1 Gerhard Schön; 2018. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (46. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

An axe in between two ears of wheat and the issuer name at the bottom

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ÉTAT FRANÇAIS
LB

Translation:
French State
LB

Engraver: Lucien Georges Bazor

Reverse

The denomination in the center with the date below and the French motto above

Script: Latin

Lettering:
·TRAVAIL·FAMILLE·
·PATRIE·
50
CENTIMES
1942

Translation:
Work Family
Homeland
50
Centimes
1942

Engraver: Lucien Georges Bazor

Edge

Smooth
The image shows both heavy KM#914.1 (bottom) and light KM#914.2-4 (top) type.

Mint

Paris, France (864-date)

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	$ 0.14	$ 0.21	$ 0.47	$ 0.91	$ 1.10	$ 1.10	91%	Approximately 130,000,000 strikes
1942									0.2%	Cross on globules (Rajout Franc2019)
1942	300								1.1%	Trial Strike
1943			$ 0.34	$ 0.34	$ 0.34	$ 0.34	$ 0.34	$ 0.78	29%	(fr) F. 195/3

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