50 Centimes Vichy French State; light type

Features

Issuer	France
Period	French State (1940-1944)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1942-1944
Value	50 Centimes (0.50)
Currency	Franc (1795-1959)
Composition	Aluminium
Weight	0.7 g
Diameter	18 mm
Thickness	1.27 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	26 June 1950
Number	N# 300
References	Franc 2023# 196/1 Joël Cornu (ed.); 2023. Le Franc Poche (13^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , Franc 2014# 196 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , Gad 1789# 425 Éditions Victor Gadoury (publisher). Monnaies françaises (Gadoury). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco (9 volumes). , KM# 914.2-914.4, 914 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 212 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Obverse

Double bit axe, grain sprigs flank

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LB
ETAT FRANÇAIS

Translation: French State

Engraver: Lucien Georges Bazor

Reverse

Two oak leaf branches surround the face value and the motto. Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
·TRAVAIL·FAMILLE·
·PATRIE·
50
CENTIMES
1943

Translation: Work Family Country

Engraver: Lucien Georges Bazor

Edge

Smooth.
The image shows both heavy KM#914.1 (bottom) and light KM#914.2-4 (top) type.

Mints

	Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
B	Beaumont-le-Roger, France
C	Castelsarrasin, France (?-1946)

Mark

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

Comments

Differences between km914.1 and km914.2, km914.3 and km914.4

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	References	Frequency
Undetermined
1942				$ 120					Franc 2023# 196/1 Joël Cornu (ed.); 2023. Le Franc Poche (13^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.	1.7%
1943	84 501 703	$ 0.10	$ 0.12	$ 0.23	$ 0.80	$ 1.00	$ 1.10	$ 4.30	Franc 2014# 196/2 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , KM# 914.4 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).	74%
1943 B	21 916 000		$ 1.60	$ 17	$ 32	$ 32			Franc 2014# 196/3 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , KM# 914.2 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).	11%
1944	57 569 782		$ 0.14	$ 3.60	$ 3.60	$ 3.60	$ 3.60		Franc 2014# 196/4 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , KM# 914.4 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).	28%
1944 B	27 334 000		$ 0.56	$ 1.40	$ 1.70	$ 3.00	$ 4.20	$ 8.10	Franc 2014# 196/5 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , KM# 914.2 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).	39%
1944 C	27 176 356		$ 0.29	$ 2.30	$ 5.80	$ 7.00	$ 29	$ 130	Franc 2014# 196/6 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , KM# 914.3 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).	23%

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Examples of the type

Picture 1 of the example of 50 Centimes (Vichy French State; light type)

Picture 2 of the example of 50 Centimes (Vichy French State; light type)

1942

– Franc 2023# 196/1 (see more)

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 67 Lot 1146	24 Sep 2022	1944 – Franc 2014# 196/4, KM# 914.4	F	USD 5.80 (EUR 5.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 61 Lot 2800	7 Jun 2022	1944 B – Franc 2014# 196/5, KM# 914.2	F	USD 5.80 (EUR 5.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 106 Lot 1874	27 Dec 2023	Undetermined	UNC	USD 15.08 (EUR 13.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 79 Lot 380	21 Mar 2023	Undetermined	UNC	Unsold
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