½ Franc signature "O. Roty"

½ Franc (signature "O. Roty") - obverse½ Franc (signature "O. Roty") - reverse

Obverse © HOOK

Features

Issuer France
Period Fifth Republic (1958-date)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1964-2001
Value ½ Franc (½ FRF)
Currency New franc (1960-2001)
Composition Nickel-steel
Weight 4.5 g
Diameter 19.5 mm
Thickness 1.95 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized 17 February 2002
Number
N#
5
References F# 198,
Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc (10th edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.
Gad# 429,
Francesco Pastrone; 2021. Monnaies francaises, 1789-2021 (25th edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco.
KM# 931.1,
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.
Schön# 232
Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.
And 1 more volumes.

Obverse

The Sower, designed by Oscar Roty in 1900: a national emblem of the French Republic

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
O. Roty

Translation: French Republic

Engraver: Louis-Oscar Roty

Reverse

Underneath the face value, an olive branch is surrounded with the French motto: "LIBERTE - EGALITE - FRATERNITE" (liberty, equality, fraternity)

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LIBERTE·EGALITE·FRATERNITE
1/2
FRANC
2000

Translation: Liberty, Equality, Fraternity

Engraver: Louis-Oscar Roty

Edge

Reeded

½ Franc (signature "O. Roty") -  obverse

© Cyrillius

Mints

Mintmark of Monnaie de Paris Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintmark of Monnaie de Paris Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)

Marks

Owl Raymond Joly, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1958-1974)
Dolphin Émile Rousseau, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1974-1994)
Bee Pierre Rodier, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1994-2000)
Horseshoe Gérard Buquoy, Head of the engraving department, Monnaie de Paris (2000-2002)

Comments

Different privy marks throughout mintages:
Owl 1958-74 Raymond Joly
Dolphin 1974-94 Rousseau
Bee 1994- Pierre Rodier
Horseshoe 2000-2002 Gérard Buquoy

 The 1993 'No mark' has missing privy marks both sides of denomination ...




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Date Mintage G VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1964  515 0.5% F. 198/1 - Pré-série
1965  4 700 $ 87 1.1% F. 198/2 - Essai
1965  Owl 184 868 600 $ 0.09 $ 0.09 $ 0.18 $ 0.20 $ 0.25 $ 0.63 $ 0.64 40% F. 198/3 - fine legend/smaller letters on obverse
1965  Owl $ 0.10 $ 0.16 $ 0.16 $ 0.22 $ 0.27 $ 0.33 $ 1.20 15% F. 198/4 - bold legend/normally sized letters on obverse
1966  Owl 88 897 571 $ 0.09 $ 0.12 $ 0.14 $ 0.16 $ 0.27 $ 0.96 $ 1.00 30% F. 198/5
1967  Owl 28 394 305 $ 0.10 $ 0.16 $ 0.21 $ 0.22 $ 0.27 $ 0.43 $ 1.70 19% F. 198/6
1968  Owl 57 551 000 $ 0.10 $ 0.14 $ 0.22 $ 0.22 $ 0.27 $ 0.34 $ 0.34 26% F. 198/7
1969  Owl 47 150 050 $ 0.15 $ 0.21 $ 0.22 $ 0.22 $ 0.33 $ 0.35 $ 0.54 24% F. 198/8
1970  Owl 42 308 000 $ 0.10 $ 0.12 $ 0.22 $ 0.22 $ 0.27 $ 0.74 $ 2.10 22% F. 198/9
1971  Owl 36 080 000 $ 0.10 $ 0.11 $ 0.22 $ 0.22 $ 0.33 $ 0.43 $ 1.40 21% F. 198/10
1972  Owl 42 317 000 $ 0.09 $ 0.09 $ 0.22 $ 0.28 $ 0.28 $ 0.35 $ 1.10 23% F. 198/11
1972  Owl $ 0.53 1.0% owl mark, without "O ROTY"; see comments
1973  Owl 48 451 000 $ 0.10 $ 0.22 $ 0.22 $ 0.22 $ 0.24 $ 0.24 $ 3.20 23% F. 198/12
1974  Owl 37 170 800 $ 0.10 $ 0.14 $ 0.22 $ 0.22 $ 0.25 $ 1.10 $ 3.90 22% F. 198/13
1975  Dolphin 22 804 000 $ 0.10 $ 0.22 $ 0.22 $ 0.22 $ 0.24 $ 0.37 $ 3.30 19% F. 198/14
1976  Dolphin 115 349 700 $ 0.13 $ 0.14 $ 0.16 $ 0.16 $ 0.17 $ 0.75 $ 1.30 33% F. 198/15
1977  Dolphin 131 669 000 $ 0.11 $ 0.11 $ 0.18 $ 0.25 $ 0.26 $ 0.50 $ 2.80 35% F. 198/16
1978  Dolphin 63 384 000 $ 0.10 $ 0.21 $ 0.21 $ 0.21 $ 0.22 $ 0.35 $ 6.10 24% F. 198/17
1979  Dolphin 50 500 $ 21 1.2% F. 198/18
1980  Dolphin 60 000 $ 11 $ 16 1.4% F. 198/19 - In Sets only
1981  Dolphin 50 000 $ 27 0.9% F. 198/20
1982  Dolphin 77 900 $ 22 1.0% F. 198/21
1983  Dolphin 50 000 961 $ 0.10 $ 0.12 $ 0.22 $ 0.22 $ 0.26 $ 0.90 $ 1.00 25% F. 198/22
1984  Dolphin 80 001 436 $ 0.07 $ 0.07 $ 0.22 $ 0.22 $ 0.25 $ 1.10 $ 1.80 28% F. 198/23
1985  Dolphin 50 000 500 $ 0.16 $ 0.16 $ 0.22 $ 0.22 $ 0.26 $ 1.10 $ 1.40 20% F. 198/24
1986  Dolphin 110 003 011 $ 0.09 $ 0.10 $ 0.20 $ 0.22 $ 0.27 $ 1.10 $ 1.20 31% F. 198/25
1987  Dolphin 49 995 967 $ 0.11 $ 0.21 $ 0.22 $ 0.22 $ 0.27 $ 0.29 $ 5.40 16% F. 198/26
1988  Dolphin 96 176 $ 43 1.1% F. 198/27
1989  Dolphin 94 649 $ 6.70 $ 6.70 $ 16 1.6% F. 198/28
1990  Dolphin 15 011 $ 27 $ 76 0.7% F. 198/29
1991  Dolphin 49 988 011 $ 0.12 $ 0.12 $ 0.16 $ 0.32 $ 0.32 $ 0.64 $ 9.70 22% F. 198/30 - Coin alignemnt
1991  Dolphin 2 500 0.6% F. 198/31 - Medal alignment
1992  Dolphin 29 968 011 $ 0.11 $ 0.22 $ 0.22 $ 0.54 $ 0.54 $ 0.54 12% F. 198/32 - Coin alignment
1992  Dolphin 2 698 0.3% F. 198/33 - Medal alignment
1993  24 972 011 $ 0.16 $ 0.22 $ 0.38 $ 0.57 $ 0.57 $ 0.57 13% F. 198/34 - Coin alignment - No mint mark
1993  3 095 0.13% F. 198/35 - Medal alignment - No mint mark
1994  Dolphin 10 000 000 $ 0.09 $ 0.22 $ 0.22 $ 0.22 $ 0.27 $ 0.61 13% F. 198/36
1994  Bee 29 975 818 $ 0.14 $ 0.17 $ 0.26 $ 0.54 $ 1.10 $ 6.50 10% F. 198/37
1995  Bee 29 980 013 $ 0.23 $ 0.23 $ 0.24 $ 0.33 $ 0.33 $ 0.45 $ 9.80 16% F. 198/38
1996  Bee 55 982 513 $ 0.22 $ 0.23 $ 0.23 $ 0.26 $ 0.86 $ 1.00 19% F. 198/39
1997  Bee 99 991 013 $ 0.11 $ 0.17 $ 0.22 $ 0.22 $ 0.24 $ 0.39 $ 2.20 23% F. 198/40
1998  0.03% BU
1998  Bee 25 000 $ 15 0.8% F. 198/41 - In Sets only
1999  Bee 25 500 $ 16 1.0% F. 198/42 - In Sets only
1999  0.05% F. 198/42 Pessac - BU
2000  100 000 $ 11 0.15% BU
2000  Bee 75 100 513 $ 0.11 $ 0.22 $ 0.22 $ 0.23 $ 0.54 $ 0.81 19% F. 198/43
2001  100 000 $ 6.50 0.3% BU
2001  Horseshoe 125 000 $ 6.90 $ 6.90 2% F. 198/44

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