50 Centimes Chambers of Commerce

Features

Country	France - Modern
Period	Third Republic (1870-1940)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1920-1929
Value	50 Centimes (0.5)
Currency	Franc (1795-1959)
Composition	Aluminium-bronze
Weight	2 g
Diameter	18 mm
Thickness	1.21 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
References	KM# 884, Standard Catalog of World Coins by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) Gad# 421, Monnaies francaises by Francesco Pastrone (Victor Gadoury) F# 191, Le Franc by Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt (Les Chevau-légers) Schön# 196 Weltmünzkatalog by Gerhard Schön, Günter Schön (Battenberg Gietl Verlag)

Obverse

Mercury, the god of commerce (god of abundance and commercial success)

Lettering:
COMMERCE INDUSTRIE
DOMARD INV.
1922

Translation:
COMMERCE INDUSTRY
1922
DOMARD INVENTED (invenit)

Engraver: Joseph-François Domard

Reverse

Denomination in center, lettering surrounding

Lettering:
✿ CHAMBRES DE COMMERCE DE FRANCE
BON POUR
50
CENTIMES
BR. AL.

Translation:
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF FRANCE
GOOD FOR
50
CENTIMES
Bronze Aluminium

Engraver: Joseph-François Domard

Edge

Reeded

Comments

Many varieties, especially for 1924 mintage

Open and closed "4" on the 1924 coins

Ole

example of the closed "2" for 1923:

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Year	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU
1920 ESSAI							Essai (reeded edge)
1920 ESSAI							Essai (smooth edge)
1921	8,691,867	0.55	1.12	1.62	6.70		(fr) F. 191/3
1921 ESSAI							Essai
1922	86,225,994	0.16	0.45	0.56	1.63		(fr) F. 191/4
1923			0.25	0.27	0.23		closed 2
1923	119,583,707	0.35	0.35	0.56	1.12	24.24	open 2
1924			0.56	0.48			closed 4
1924	97,036,160	0.15	0.56	0.56	0.47		open "4" in "1924"
1925			1.02	1.92			closed 2
1925	48,016,611		1.29	0.91	1.29		open 2
1926	46,446,919		0.52	0.59	2.79		(fr) F. 191/8
1927	23,702,858		0.89	1.67	6.15		(fr) F. 191/9
1928			0.87	2.23			closed 2
1928	10,329,430		2.23	2.23			open 2
1929			5.58	10.05			closed 2
1929	6,668,514		8.94	4.38			open 2

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