50 Centimes

Features

Country	France - Modern
Period	Third Republic (1870-1940)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1931-1947
Value	50 Centimes (0.50)
Currency	Franc (1795-1959)
Composition	Aluminium-bronze
Weight	2 g
Diameter	18 mm
Thickness	1.23 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	09-01-1949
References	KM# 894.1, Standard Catalog of World Coins by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) KM# 894.2, Standard Catalog of World Coins by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) Gad# 423, Monnaies francaises by Francesco Pastrone (Victor Gadoury) F# 192 Le Franc by Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt (Les Chevau-légers)

Obverse

Marianne's head left wearing a phrygian cap decorated with a composite wreath made of olive tree leaves, oak and wheat.

Lettering:
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
MORLON

Translation: FRENCH REPUBLIC

Engraver: Pierre-Alexandre Morlon

Reverse

Value encompassed on either side by Cornucopia (or horn of plenty, overflowing with produce, flowers or nuts).

Lettering:
LIBERTE·EGALITE
FRATERNITE
50
CENTIMES
1932

Translation:
FREEDOM·EQUALITY
BROTHERHOOD

Engraver: Pierre-Alexandre Morlon

Edge

Smooth

Comments

Large amount of varieties exist.
With or without parts of grapes and fruits in cornucopias. Misprints with different die details like rim size also exist.
DETAIL (1931): <WEBSITE IS MISSING>
DETAIL (1932): <WEBSITE IS MISSING>

1932 date varieties

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Year	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
1931									KM#894.1 - thin flan
1931				0.17	0.95	0.39			KM#894.1 - with grapes and fruits (type A)
1931				11.00	0.99	12.13			KM#894.1 - with grapes, without fruits (type B)
1931	62,775,175		0.08	0.12	0.55	11.03			KM#894.1 - without grapes, without fruits (type C)
1931 ESSAI									(fr) F. 192/2 - avec raisin et avec fruit
1931 ESSAI									KM#894.1 - Essai
1932				0.44	0.55	16.54			KM#894.1 - "9" and "2" closed without grapes (type C)
1932	108,839,108	0.07	0.08	0.22	0.55	0.55			KM#894.1 - "9" and "2" open with grapes (type A)
1932				3.31	30.88				KM#894.1 - "9" and "2" open without grapes (type B)
1932 ESSAI									KM#894.1 - Essai
1933					1.10	30.33			KM#894.1 - "9" closed
1933	41,937,281		0.10	0.25	1.10	0.73			KM#894.1 - "9" open
1936	16,602,087			0.49	1.10	15.44	71.68		KM#894.1
1937	43,950,032			0.22	0.52	0.83	1.49		KM#894.1
1938	55,706,659		0.08	0.46	0.55	0.83	7.72		KM#894.1
1939	96,594,500		0.09	0.22	0.41	1.07	23.71	41.65	KM#894.1
1939 B				2.12	7.72	22.06			KM#894.2 - with Bruxelles mintmark
1939 ESSAI									KM#894.1 - Essai
1940	10,384,397			0.36	1.65	11.03			KM#894.1
1941	82,957,663		0.07	0.30	0.24	1.00	22.06		KM#894.1
1947	2,170,000			33.64					KM#894.1 - struck for colonial use in Africa

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