50 Centimes
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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 | 1 September 1949 |
| Number |
N# 890
Numista type number (https://numista.com)
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| 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, USA. And 5 more volumes.
Francesco Pastrone; 2019. Monnaies francaises, 1789-2019 (24th 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.
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).
Lettering:
LIBERTE·EGALITE
FRATERNITE
50
CENTIMES
1932
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 (864-date) | |
| B cerclé | Brussels, Belgium (983-date) |
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, with grapes and without fruit
F. 192/7 9 and 2 open, without grapes and with 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.46 | $ 0.89 | 14% | F. 192/3 - KM # 894.1 - without grapes, without fruit - see comments | ||||
| 1931 | $ 0.54 | $ 1.08 | $ 1.99 | 11% | F. 192/4 - KM # 894.1 - with grapes, without fruit - see comments | |||||||
| 1931 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.54 | $ 0.66 | 32% | F. 192/5 - KM # 894.1 - with grapes, with fruit - see comments | ||||||
| 1932 | 1.0% | 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 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.48 | $ 0.54 | 47% | F. 192/7 - KM # 894.1 - 9 and 2 open with grapes - see comments | ||||
| 1932 | $ 3.23 | $ 3.23 | $ 4.54 | 7% | F. 192/8 - KM # 894.1 - 9 and 2 open without grapes - see comments | |||||||
| 1932 | $ 0.05 | $ 0.24 | $ 0.32 | $ 0.54 | $ 5.38 | 14% | F. 192/9 - KM # 894.1 - 9 and 2 closed without grapes - see comments | |||||
| 1933 | 41 937 281 | $ 0.05 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.27 | $ 0.86 | $ 0.90 | $ 1.08 | 28% | F. 192/10 - KM # 894.1 - 9 open - see comments | |||
| 1933 | $ 0.54 | $ 1.08 | $ 11 | 10% | F. 192/11 - KM # 894.1 - 9 closed - see comments | |||||||
| 1936 | 16 602 087 | $ 0.37 | $ 0.48 | $ 1.08 | $ 3.16 | $ 3.16 | $ 4.83 | 22% | F. 192/12 - KM#894.1 | |||
| 1937 | 43 950 032 | $ 0.06 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.54 | $ 0.84 | $ 6.42 | $ 6.42 | 27% | F. 192/13 - KM#894.1 | |||
| 1938 | 55 706 659 | $ 0.05 | $ 0.09 | $ 0.52 | $ 0.52 | $ 0.79 | $ 4.01 | 38% | F. 192/14 - KM#894.1 | |||
| 1939 | 96 594 500 | $ 0.28 | $ 0.28 | $ 0.28 | $ 0.36 | $ 0.91 | $ 2.66 | $ 27 | 46% | F. 192/15 - KM#894.1 - see comments | ||
| 1939 B cerclé | $ 1.88 | $ 5.38 | $ 22 | 13% | F. 192/16 - KM#894.2 - Bruxelles - see comments | |||||||
| 1940 | 10 384 397 | $ 0.54 | $ 0.54 | $ 1.08 | $ 13 | 18% | F. 192/17 - KM#894.1 | |||||
| 1941 | 82 957 663 | $ 0.05 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.32 | $ 0.97 | $ 4.76 | $ 4.99 | 46% | F. 192/18 - KM#894.1 - struck under the Vichy regime | ||
| 1947 | 2 170 000 | $ 1.08 | $ 108 | 1.4% | F. 192/19 - KM # 894.1 - struck under the 4th republic and used in the colonies | |||||||
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