50 Francs

Features

Country	France - Modern
Period	Fourth Republic (1946-1958)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1950-1958
Value	50 Francs (50)
Currency	Franc (1795-1959)
Composition	Copper-aluminium
Weight	8 g
Diameter	27 mm
Thickness	2.24 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	08-03-1966
References	F# 425, Le Franc by Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt (Les Chevau-légers) KM# 918, Standard Catalog of World Coins by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) Gad# 880, Monnaies francaises by Francesco Pastrone (Victor Gadoury) Schön# 223 Weltmünzkatalog by Gerhard Schön, Günter Schön (Battenberg Gietl Verlag)

Obverse

Female head facing left, designer, legend

Lettering: REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE G GUIRAUD

Engraver: Georges Guiraud

Reverse

Rooster facing right, laurel branch, value, year of production, pattern of dashes around edge.
NOTE: If there is a B mintmark it is below date

Lettering:
50
FRANCS
1952
LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE

Engraver: Georges Guiraud

Edge

Smooth

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Year	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	Frequency
1950	1,700							0.2%	(fr) F. 425/1 - Essai
1950								0.13%	(fr) F. 425/2 - Pré-série sans le mot essai avec le listel large, très rare
1950					198.18			1.7%	KM#918.1 (without mintmark)
1950 B								0.5%	KM#918.2 (with mintmark, rare)
1951	68,629,600	0.14		0.54	1.09	2.32	4.18	52%	KM#918.1 (without mintmark)
1951 B	11,829,121			1.09	1.66	9.95		24%	KM#918.2 (with mintmark)
1952								0.7%	(fr) F. 425/7 - Essai
1952	74,211,600	0.41	0.63	0.63	0.98	2.14		53%	KM#918.1 (without mintmark)
1952 B	13,432,229			1.30	4.13	5.15		21%	KM#918.2 (with mintmark)
1953	63,171,600		0.49	0.54	1.09	2.16	2.23	47%	KM#918.1 (without mintmark)
1953 B	23,375,768			2.13	4.34	35.29	35.29	24%	KM#918.2 (with mintmark)
1954	1,083,200			32.36	63.06	63.06		3%	KM#918.1 (without mintmark)
1954 B	6,567,282			2.99	32.28	32.28		5%	KM#918.2 (with mintmark)
1958	500,738				86.87	188.10		2%	KM#918.1 (without mintmark)

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