50 Centimes
Features
| Issuer |
France
 |
|---|---|
| Period |
Third Republic (1870-1940)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1931-1947 |
| Value | 50 Centimes (0.50) |
| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
| Composition | Copper-aluminium |
| Weight | 2 g |
| Diameter | 18 mm |
| Thickness | 1.23 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 5 August 1949 |
| Number | N# 890 |
| References |
F# 192,  Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc (10th edition). Les Chevau-légers, Paris, France.  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.
Francesco Pastrone; 2021. Monnaies francaises, 1789-2021 (25th edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco.
GEM# 84.1 / 84.2  Michel Taillard, Michel Arnaud; 2014. Essais Monétaires et Piéforts Français 1870-2001. Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco. |
Obverse
Marianne's head left wearing a phrygian cap decorated with a composite wreath made of olive tree leaves, oak and wheat.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
MORLON
Translation: FRENCH REPUBLIC
Engraver:
Pierre-Alexandre Morlon 
Pierre-Alexandre Morlon, born in Mâcon in 1878, and d died in 1951, was a French medallist and sculptor.
Reverse
Value encompassed on either side by Cornucopia (or horn of plenty, overflowing with produce, flowers or nuts).
Script: Latin
Lettering:
LIBERTE·EGALITE
FRATERNITE
50
CENTIMES
1931
Translation:
FREEDOM·EQUALITY
BROTHERHOOD
Engraver:
Pierre-Alexandre Morlon
Pierre-Alexandre Morlon, born in Mâcon in 1878, and d died in 1951, was a French medallist and sculptor.
Edge
Smooth
Mints
 |
Paris, France (600-1973) |
| B cerclé | Royal Mint of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium (983-2017) |
Mark
 |
Lucien Bazor, General coin engraver, Paris (1931-1958) |
Comments
1931
F. 192/1 Curved trial, with grape and without fruit
F. 192/2 Straight trial, with grapes and with fruit
Trial variety with fruit rarer
F. 192/3 Without grapes and without fruit
F. 192/4 With grapes and without fruit
F. 192/5 With grapes and with fruit
1932
F. 192/6 Trial, 9 and 2 close, without grapes and without fruit
F. 192/7 9 and 2 open, with grapes and without fruit
F. 192/8 9 and 2 open, without grapes and without fruit
F. 192/9 9 and 2 close, without grapes and without fruit
1933 9 open and 9 close
1939 Mint of Paris and Bruxelles
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| Date | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||
| 1931 | |
0.5% | F. 192/1, KM#894.1, GEM#84.1, KM#894.1 - Curved trial, with grape, without fruit - see comments | ||||||||||
| 1931 | |
0.13% | F. 192/2, GEM # 84.2 - Straight trial, with grapes and with fruit - see comments | ||||||||||
| 1931 | |
62 775 175 | $ 0.04 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.43 | $ 0.89 | $ 7.50 | 15% | F. 192/3 - KM # 894.1 - without grapes, without fruit - see comments | |||
| 1931 | |
$ 0.53 | $ 1.10 | $ 2.90 | 12% | F. 192/4 - KM # 894.1 - with grapes, without fruit - see comments | |||||||
| 1931 | |
$ 0.19 | $ 0.19 | $ 0.19 | $ 0.53 | $ 0.65 | 31% | F. 192/5 - KM # 894.1 - with grapes, with fruit - see comments | |||||
| 1932 | |
1.1% | F. 192/6 - KM # 894.1 - Trial, 9 and 2 closed, without fruit or grapes - see comments | ||||||||||
| 1932 | |
108 839 108 | $ 0.08 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.47 | $ 0.53 | $ 1.60 | $ 1.90 | 47% | F. 192/7 - KM # 894.1 - 9 and 2 open with grapes, without fruit - see comments | ||
| 1932 | |
$ 0.53 | $ 2.70 | $ 3.20 | $ 5.30 | 7% | F. 192/8 - KM # 894.1 - 9 and 2 open without fruit or grapes - see comments | ||||||
| 1932 | |
$ 0.06 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.32 | $ 0.53 | $ 5.30 | 14% | F. 192/9 - KM # 894.1 - 9 and 2 closed without fruit or grapes - see comments | |||||
| 1933 | |
41 937 281 | $ 0.05 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.27 | $ 0.53 | $ 0.90 | $ 1.80 | 27% | F. 192/10 - KM # 894.1 - 9 open - see comments | |||
| 1933 | |
$ 0.53 | $ 1.10 | $ 1.90 | 10% | F. 192/11 - KM # 894.1 - 9 closed - see comments | |||||||
| 1936 | |
16 602 087 | $ 0.34 | $ 0.48 | $ 1.10 | $ 3.10 | $ 3.10 | $ 5.30 | 21% | F. 192/12 - KM#894.1 | |||
| 1937 | |
43 950 032 | $ 0.06 | $ 0.06 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.53 | $ 0.92 | $ 3.10 | $ 3.10 | 27% | F. 192/13 - KM#894.1 | ||
| 1938 | |
55 706 659 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.52 | $ 0.52 | $ 0.77 | $ 4.00 | 38% | F. 192/14 - KM#894.1 | |||
| 1939 | |
96 594 500 | $ 0.30 | $ 0.30 | $ 0.30 | $ 0.34 | $ 0.96 | $ 2.70 | $ 27 | 46% | F. 192/15 - KM#894.1 - see comments | ||
| 1939 B cerclé | $ 1.90 | $ 5.30 | $ 21 | 12% | F. 192/16 - KM#894.2 - Bruxelles - see comments | ||||||||
| 1940 | |
10 384 397 | $ 0.53 | $ 0.53 | $ 1.10 | $ 6.90 | 18% | F. 192/17 - KM#894.1 | |||||
| 1941 | |
82 957 663 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.32 | $ 0.96 | $ 3.60 | $ 5.00 | 46% | F. 192/18 - KM#894.1 - struck under the Vichy regime | ||
| 1947 | |
2 170 000 | $ 1.10 | $ 120 | 1.4% | F. 192/19 - KM # 894.1 - struck under the 4th republic and used in the colonies | |||||||
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Katz Auction 57 Lot 2588 
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19 Mar 2022 | 1936 – F. 192/12 - KM#894.1 | F |
USD 13.88
(EUR 13.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 79 Lot 375
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21 Mar 2023 | 1938 – F. 192/14 - KM#894.1 | XF | Unsold |
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Katz Auction 67 Lot 1144
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24 Sep 2022 | 1939 B cerclé – F. 192/16 - KM#894.2 - Bruxelles - see comments | F |
USD 6.40
(EUR 6.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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