1942 French Aluminium 50 Centimes (Vichy, heavy)

Obverse

Reverse

Type Details

Country:  France 
Period:  Modern Republic 
Face value:  50 Cents 
Dates:  From 1942 to 1944 
Purpose:  Circulation 
 
Obverse:  Double axe, grain sprigs flank 
Legend:  ÉTAT FRANÇAIS 
 
Reverse:  Denomination above date, oak leaves flank 
Legend:  ·TRAVAIL·FAMILLE· ·PATRIE· 50 CENTIMES 
 
Edge:  Smooth 
 
Designer(s) / Engraver(s): 
  Lucien Georges Bazor 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 914.1 

Currency

Unit:  French Franc 
System:  Decimal 
 
Fractions:  100 Centimes = 1 Franc
 
Mint Marks: 
A, (a) - Monnaie de Paris, Paris, France
B - Rouen, France
B – Beaumont-le-Roger, France (1943-1958)
B, (b) – La Monnaie Royale, Brussels, Belgium (B inside circle)
BB - Strasbourg, France
C - Castelsarrasin, France
CL - Genoa, Italy
D - Lyon, France
G - Geneve, Switzerland
H - La Rochelle, France
I - Limoges, France
K - Bordeaux, France
L - Bayonne, France
M - Toulouse, France
MA - Marseille, France (MA monogram)
Q - Perpignan, France
R - London, England
(R) - Rome, Italy (crowned R)
(s) - Real Casa de la Moneda, Madrid, Spain (star)
T - Nantes, France
(tb) - Poissy, France (Thunderbolt)
U - Turin, Italy
W - Lille, France

Grades & Prices Available

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Issue

Year: 
1942 
Mint:  Paris 
Mintage:  50,134,000 
Scarcity: 
 
Valuation: 

Specifications

Total Weight:  0.8000g (0.03 Oz)  
Composition:  Aluminium-Magnesium 
Alignment: 
Coin 
Diameter:  18.00mm 
Thickness:  1.50mm 

Description

For use in Vichy French State.


Value Range

Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1942 50,134,000 $0.15 $0.20 $0.75 $1.20 $2.00 $3.50
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