50 Centimes

50 Centimes - obverse50 Centimes - reverse

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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.
KM# 894,
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# 423,
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 Read more on Wikipedia

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 Read more on Wikipedia

Pierre-Alexandre Morlon, born in Mâcon in 1878, and d died in 1951, was a French medallist and sculptor.

Edge

Smooth

50 Centimes -  obverse

Mints

Mintmark of Paris Paris, France (600-1973)
B cerclé Royal Mint of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium (983-2017)

Mark

wing 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
1931  wing 0.5% F. 192/1, KM#894.1, GEM#84.1, KM#894.1 - Curved trial, with grape, without fruit - see comments
1931  wing 0.13% F. 192/2, GEM # 84.2 - Straight trial, with grapes and with fruit - see comments
1931  wing 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  wing $ 0.53 $ 1.10 $ 2.90 12% F. 192/4 - KM # 894.1 - with grapes, without fruit - see comments
1931  wing $ 0.19 $ 0.19 $ 0.19 $ 0.53 $ 0.65 31% F. 192/5 - KM # 894.1 - with grapes, with fruit - see comments
1932  wing 1.1% F. 192/6 - KM # 894.1 - Trial, 9 and 2 closed, without fruit or grapes - see comments
1932  wing 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  wing $ 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  wing $ 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  wing 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  wing $ 0.53 $ 1.10 $ 1.90 10% F. 192/11 - KM # 894.1 - 9 closed - see comments
1936  wing 16 602 087 $ 0.34 $ 0.48 $ 1.10 $ 3.10 $ 3.10 $ 5.30 21% F. 192/12 - KM#894.1
1937  wing 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  wing 55 706 659 $ 0.10 $ 0.10 $ 0.52 $ 0.52 $ 0.77 $ 4.00 38% F. 192/14 - KM#894.1
1939  wing 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  wing 10 384 397 $ 0.53 $ 0.53 $ 1.10 $ 6.90 18% F. 192/17 - KM#894.1
1941  wing 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  wing 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
Picture 1 of a sold 50 Centimes
Katz
Auction 57
Lot 2588
Internet Archive
19 Mar 2022 1936 – F. 192/12 - KM#894.1 F USD 13.88
(EUR 13.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 50 Centimes
Katz
Auction 79
Lot 375
Internet Archive
21 Mar 2023 1938 – F. 192/14 - KM#894.1 XF Unsold
Picture 1 of a sold 50 Centimes
Katz
Auction 67
Lot 1144
Internet Archive
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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