½ Franc signature "O. Roty"
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 |
| 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.
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.  Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 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 
Louis Oscar Roty is a French sculptor and medalist, born in Paris on June 11, 1846, and died in the same city on March 23, 1911.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
Louis Oscar Roty is a French sculptor and medalist, born in Paris on June 11, 1846, and died in the same city on March 23, 1911.Edge
Reeded
© Cyrillius
Mints
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Monnaie de Paris, Pessac, France (1973-date) |
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Paris, France (600-1973) |
Marks
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Raymond Joly, General coin engraver, Paris (1958-1974) |
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Émile Rousseau, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1974-1994) |
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Pierre Rodier, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1994-2000) |
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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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||
| 1964 | 515 | 0.5% | F. 198/1 - Pré-série | ||||||||||
| 1965 | 4 700 | $ 87 | $ 99 | 1.1% | F. 198/2 - Essai | ||||||||
| 1965 | |
184 868 600 | $ 0.09 | $ 0.09 | $ 0.19 | $ 0.20 | $ 0.25 | $ 0.63 | $ 0.64 | 40% | F. 198/3 - fine legend/smaller letters on obverse | ||
| 1965 | |
$ 0.10 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.27 | $ 0.29 | $ 1.30 | 15% | F. 198/4 - bold legend/normally sized letters on obverse | |||
| 1966 | |
88 897 571 | $ 0.09 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.14 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.27 | $ 0.96 | $ 1.00 | 30% | F. 198/5 | ||
| 1967 | |
28 394 305 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.20 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.27 | $ 0.44 | $ 2.20 | 19% | F. 198/6 | ||
| 1968 | |
57 551 000 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.27 | $ 0.40 | $ 0.40 | 26% | F. 198/7 | ||
| 1969 | |
47 150 050 | $ 0.15 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.33 | $ 0.35 | $ 0.54 | 24% | F. 198/8 | ||
| 1970 | |
42 308 000 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.27 | $ 0.74 | $ 2.20 | 23% | F. 198/9 | ||
| 1971 | |
36 080 000 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.33 | $ 0.44 | $ 1.40 | 21% | F. 198/10 | ||
| 1972 | |
42 317 000 | $ 0.09 | $ 0.09 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.28 | $ 0.28 | $ 0.35 | $ 1.10 | 23% | F. 198/11 | ||
| 1972 | |
$ 0.53 | 1.1% | owl mark, without "O ROTY"; see comments | |||||||||
| 1973 | |
48 451 000 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.24 | $ 0.24 | $ 3.20 | 23% | F. 198/12 | ||
| 1974 | |
37 170 800 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.14 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.24 | $ 1.10 | $ 3.90 | 22% | F. 198/13 | ||
| 1975 | |
22 804 000 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.24 | $ 0.51 | $ 3.30 | 19% | F. 198/14 | ||
| 1976 | |
115 349 700 | $ 0.13 | $ 0.14 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.73 | $ 1.30 | 33% | F. 198/15 | ||
| 1977 | |
131 669 000 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.19 | $ 0.26 | $ 0.26 | $ 0.50 | $ 2.80 | 36% | F. 198/16 | ||
| 1978 | |
63 384 000 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.28 | $ 6.20 | 24% | F. 198/17 | ||
| 1979 | |
50 500 | $ 14 | 1.2% | F. 198/18 | ||||||||
| 1980 | |
60 000 | $ 11 | $ 11 | 1.4% | F. 198/19 - In Sets only | |||||||
| 1981 | |
50 000 | $ 27 | 1.0% | F. 198/20 | ||||||||
| 1982 | |
77 900 | $ 21 | 1.0% | F. 198/21 | ||||||||
| 1983 | |
50 000 961 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.26 | $ 1.20 | $ 1.20 | 25% | F. 198/22 | ||
| 1984 | |
80 001 436 | $ 0.07 | $ 0.07 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.25 | $ 1.10 | $ 1.80 | 28% | F. 198/23 | ||
| 1985 | |
50 000 500 | $ 0.19 | $ 0.19 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.26 | $ 1.10 | $ 1.10 | 20% | F. 198/24 | ||
| 1986 | |
110 003 011 | $ 0.09 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.27 | $ 1.10 | $ 1.20 | 31% | F. 198/25 | ||
| 1987 | |
49 995 967 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.27 | $ 0.29 | $ 5.40 | 16% | F. 198/26 | ||
| 1988 | |
96 176 | $ 37 | 1.1% | F. 198/27 | ||||||||
| 1989 | |
94 649 | $ 6.00 | $ 6.00 | $ 17 | 1.7% | F. 198/28 | ||||||
| 1990 | |
15 011 | $ 76 | 0.7% | F. 198/29 | ||||||||
| 1991 | |
49 988 011 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.32 | $ 0.32 | $ 0.64 | $ 9.70 | 22% | F. 198/30 - Coin alignemnt | ||
| 1991 | |
2 500 | 0.6% | F. 198/31 - Medal alignment | |||||||||
| 1992 | |
29 968 011 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.54 | $ 0.54 | $ 0.54 | 12% | F. 198/32 - Coin alignment | |||
| 1992 | |
2 698 | 0.3% | F. 198/33 - Medal alignment | |||||||||
| 1993 | 24 972 011 | $ 0.22 | $ 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 | |
10 000 000 | $ 0.09 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.27 | $ 0.61 | 13% | F. 198/36 | |||
| 1994 | |
29 975 818 | $ 0.14 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.26 | $ 0.54 | $ 1.10 | $ 6.50 | 10% | F. 198/37 | |||
| 1995 | |
29 980 013 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.33 | $ 0.33 | $ 0.44 | $ 9.80 | 17% | F. 198/38 | ||
| 1996 | |
55 982 513 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.24 | $ 0.24 | $ 0.26 | $ 0.86 | $ 0.86 | 19% | F. 198/39 | |||
| 1997 | |
99 991 013 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.24 | $ 0.30 | $ 2.20 | 24% | F. 198/40 | ||
| 1998 | 0.02% | BU | |||||||||||
| 1998 | |
25 000 | $ 15 | 0.8% | F. 198/41 - In Sets only | ||||||||
| 1999 | |
25 500 | $ 19 | 1.0% | F. 198/42 - In Sets only | ||||||||
| 1999 | 0.04% | F. 198/42 Pessac - BU | |||||||||||
| 2000 | 100 000 | 0.12% | BU | ||||||||||
| 2000 | |
75 100 513 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.54 | $ 0.82 | 19% | F. 198/43 | |||
| 2001 | 100 000 | $ 6.90 | 0.3% | BU | |||||||||
| 2001 | |
125 000 | $ 8.90 | $ 8.90 | 2% | F. 198/44 | |||||||
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