50 Centimes light type

Features

Issuer	France
Period	Provisional Government of the French Republic (1944-1946)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1941-1947
Value	50 Centimes (0.5)
Currency	Franc (1795-1959)
Composition	Aluminium
Weight	0.7 g
Diameter	18 mm
Thickness	1.19 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	26 June 1950
Number	N# 891
References	F# 194, Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc (10^th edition). Les Chevau-légers, Paris, France. KM# 894a, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes. Gad# 426, Francesco Pastrone; 2021. Monnaies francaises, 1789-2021 (25^th edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco. GEM# 88.4 / 88.EP 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

Engraver: Pierre-Alexandre Morlon

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
1946

Engraver: Pierre-Alexandre Morlon

Edge

Smooth

Mints

	Paris, France (600-1973)
B	Beaumont-le-Roger, France
C	Castelsarrasin, France (?-1946)

Mark

Lucien Bazor, General coin engraver, Paris (1931-1958)

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
1941									0.6%	Essai
1941	10 000 000		$ 0.13	$ 0.21	$ 0.59	$ 0.59	$ 27		49%	KM#894.1a
1944			$ 0.32	$ 1.10	$ 1.10	$ 8.20			29%	KM#894.1a
1945									0.9%	Essai
1945	26 224 000	$ 0.20	$ 0.29	$ 0.32	$ 0.91	$ 1.60	$ 1.60	$ 1.60	40%	KM#894.1a
1945 B	6 356 819		$ 0.05	$ 0.32	$ 1.30	$ 2.90	$ 20		28%	KM#894.2a
1945 C	2 968 613		$ 1.10	$ 1.60	$ 2.70	$ 5.90			23%	KM#894.3a
1946									0.6%	Essai
1946	24 604 644	$ 0.13	$ 0.13	$ 0.54	$ 1.10	$ 4.30			31%	KM#894.1a
1946 B	29 344 000		$ 0.11	$ 0.52	$ 1.10	$ 5.40	$ 14		30%	KM#894.2a
1947	51 744 000		$ 0.43	$ 0.43	$ 0.54	$ 0.86	$ 1.10		49%	KM#894.1a
1947 B	18 504 000		$ 1.10	$ 2.70	$ 3.20	$ 8.00	$ 8.00		22%	KM#894.2a

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Price
	CGB E-auction n°356 Lot 269595	10 Feb 2020	1947 B – KM#894.2a	UNC (GENI MS65)	USD 73.92 (EUR 69.00)
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	Katz Auction 79 Lot 376	21 Mar 2023	Undetermined	XF	Unsold
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