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
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	07-31-1950
Number	N# 891 Numista type number (https://numista.com)
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, USA. And 4 more volumes. Gad# 426, Francesco Pastrone; 2017. Monnaies francaises, 1789-2017 (23^rd 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.

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).

Lettering:
LIBERTE·EGALITE
FRATERNITE
50
CENTIMES
1946

Engraver: Pierre-Alexandre Morlon

Edge

Smooth

Mints

	Paris, France (864-date)
B	Beaumont-le-Roger, France
C	Castelsarrasin, France

Comments

Mint letters:
None = Monnaie de Paris, Paris, France
B = Beaumont-le-Roger, Normandy, France
C = Castelsarassin, Midi-Pyrénées, France

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Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
1941								0.7%	Essai
1941		$ 0.14	$ 0.19	$ 0.68	$ 0.72	$ 55		50%	KM#894.1a
1944		$ 0.35	$ 1.16	$ 2.33	$ 8.92			29%	KM#894.1a
1945								0.8%	Essai
1945	26 224 000	$ 0.31	$ 0.35	$ 1.16	$ 2.33		$ 1.46	40%	KM#894.1a
1945 B	6 356 819	$ 0.35	$ 0.35	$ 1.75	$ 3.49			28%	KM#894.2a
1945 C	2 968 613	$ 1.16	$ 1.16	$ 4.19	$ 4.48			23%	KM#894.3a
1946								0.7%	Essai
1946	24 604 644	$ 0.54	$ 0.58	$ 1.16	$ 6.99			32%	KM#894.1a
1946 B	29 344 000	$ 0.12	$ 0.57	$ 1.75	$ 9.31	$ 41		31%	KM#894.2a
1947	51 744 000	$ 0.47	$ 0.45	$ 0.58	$ 2.33	$ 1.16		49%	KM#894.1a
1947 B	18 504 000	$ 1.16	$ 2.62	$ 4.66	$ 12	$ 6.99		22%	KM#894.2a

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