50 Francs

50 Francs - obverse50 Francs - reverse

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Features

Issuer France
Period Fourth Republic (1946-1958)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1950-1958
Value 50 Francs
Currency Franc (1795-1959)
Composition Copper-aluminium (91% Copper, 9% Aluminium)
Weight 8 g
Diameter 27 mm
Thickness 2.24 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized 3 August 1966
Number N# 712
References F# 425,
Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc (10th edition). Les Chevau-légers, Paris, France.
KM# 918,
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.
Gad# 880,
Francesco Pastrone; 2021. Monnaies francaises, 1789-2021 (25th edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco.
Schön# 223
Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.
And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

Female head facing left, designer, legend

Script: Latin

Lettering: REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE G GUIRAUD

Translation: French Republic

Engraver: Georges Guiraud

Reverse

Rooster facing right, laurel branch, value, year of production, a pattern of dashes around the edge with the mintmark below the date

Script: Latin

Lettering:
50
FRANCS
1952
LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE

Translation: Liberty Equality Fraternity

Engraver: Georges Guiraud

Edge

Smooth

50 Francs -  obverse

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Mints

Mintmark of Paris Paris, France (600-1973)
B Beaumont-le-Roger, France

Mark

wing Lucien Bazor, General coin engraver, Paris (1931-1958)

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Date Mintage G VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1950  wing 1 700 0.4% (fr) F. 425/1 - Essai
1950  wing 0.10% F. 425/2 Pré-série sans le mot essai avec le listel large
1950  wing $ 72 $ 140 1.6% KM#918.1 (without mintmark)
1950 B wing 0.5% KM#918.2 (with mintmark)
1951  wing 68 629 600 $ 0.13 $ 0.36 $ 0.54 $ 1.10 $ 2.00 $ 4.50 $ 5.10 51% KM#918.1 (without mintmark)
1951 B wing 11 829 121 $ 0.51 $ 1.00 $ 1.10 $ 1.60 $ 2.90 23% KM#918.2 (with mintmark)
1952  wing 0.8% (fr) F. 425/7 - Essai
1952  wing 74 211 600 $ 0.16 $ 0.44 $ 0.61 $ 0.94 $ 1.40 $ 1.60 $ 5.00 52% KM#918.1 (without mintmark)
1952 B wing 13 432 229 $ 0.53 $ 1.80 $ 1.80 $ 2.10 $ 3.60 $ 43 20% KM#918.2 (with mintmark)
1953  wing 63 171 600 $ 0.16 $ 0.54 $ 0.54 $ 1.10 $ 1.50 $ 4.10 $ 4.90 46% KM#918.1 (without mintmark)
1953 B wing 23 375 768 $ 0.43 $ 1.90 $ 1.90 $ 1.90 $ 5.40 23% KM#918.2 (with mintmark)
1954  wing 1 083 200 $ 23 $ 38 $ 38 3% KM#918.1 (without mintmark)
1954 B wing 6 567 282 $ 23 $ 23 $ 23 5% KM#918.2 (with mintmark)
1958  wing 500 738 $ 84 $ 84 2% KM#918.1 (without mintmark)

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Price
Picture 1 of a sold 50 Francs
Katz
Auction 67
Lot 1148
Internet Archive
24 Sep 2022 1951 – KM#918.1 (without mintmark) F Unsold
Picture 1 of a sold 50 Francs
Katz
Auction 63
Lot 1150
Internet Archive
26 Jul 2022 1951 B – KM#918.2 (with mintmark) F USD 6.43
(EUR 6.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 50 Francs
Katz
Auction 61
Lot 2801
Internet Archive
7 Jun 2022 1953 – KM#918.1 (without mintmark) AU USD 5.36
(EUR 5.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 50 FrancsPicture 1 of a sold 50 Francs
Heritage Auctions
Weekly World and Ancient Coin Auction 231914
Lot 61228
Internet Archive
4 Apr 2019 1954 B – KM#918.2 (with mintmark) UNC
(NGC MS64)
USD 168.00
(incl. buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 50 Francs
Katz
Auction 79
Lot 383
Internet Archive
21 Mar 2023 Undetermined XF Unsold
Picture 1 of a sold 50 Francs
Katz
Auction 82
Lot 1705
Internet Archive
13 May 2023 Undetermined F Unsold

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