50 Centimes light type

Features

Issuer	France
Period	French State (1940-1944) Provisional Government of the French Republic (1944-1946) Fourth Republic (1946-1958)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1941-1947
Value	50 Centimes (0.50)
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	Franc 2014# 194 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , KM# 894a Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Gad 1789# 426 Éditions Victor Gadoury (publisher). Monnaies françaises (Gadoury). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco (9 volumes). , GEM# 88.4 / 88.EP Michel Taillard, Michel Arnaud; 2014. Essais Monétaires et Piéforts Français 1870-2001. Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco.

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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

Plain

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)

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	References		Frequency
Undetermined
1941									Franc 2014# 194/1 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.	Essai	0.6%
1941	10 000 000	$ 0.16	$ 0.16	$ 0.23	$ 0.58	$ 0.63	$ 5.80		Franc 2014# 194/2 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , KM# 894a.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).		48%
1944	9 898 000		$ 0.35	$ 1.20	$ 1.20	$ 3.00	$ 5.80		Franc 2014# 194/3 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , KM# 894a.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).		28%
1945									Franc 2014# 194/4 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , GEM# 88.4 Michel Taillard, Michel Arnaud; 2014. Essais Monétaires et Piéforts Français 1870-2001. Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco.	Essai	0.7%
1945	26 224 000	$ 0.29	$ 0.31	$ 0.35	$ 0.65	$ 1.10	$ 2.30	$ 3.20	Franc 2014# 194/5 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , KM# 894a.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).		39%
1945 B	6 357 000		$ 0.15	$ 0.23	$ 1.40	$ 2.90	$ 20		Franc 2014# 194/6 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , KM# 894a.2 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).		27%
1945 C	2 968 613		$ 0.58	$ 1.70	$ 3.10	$ 5.80	$ 31		Franc 2014# 194/7 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , KM# 894a.3 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).		22%
1946									GEM# 88.EP Michel Taillard, Michel Arnaud; 2014. Essais Monétaires et Piéforts Français 1870-2001. Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco.	Essai	0.6%
1946	24 604 644	$ 0.15	$ 0.15	$ 0.58	$ 1.20	$ 3.50	$ 23		Franc 2014# 194/8 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , KM# 894a.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).		31%
1946 B	29 344 000	$ 0.12	$ 0.12	$ 0.36	$ 1.20	$ 1.80	$ 2.70	$ 7.00	Franc 2014# 194/9 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , KM# 894a.2 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).		30%
1947	51 744 000	$ 0.36	$ 0.46	$ 0.48	$ 0.58	$ 0.93	$ 1.20		Franc 2014# 194/10 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , KM# 894a.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).		48%
1947 B	18 504 000		$ 1.20	$ 5.70	$ 5.70	$ 5.70	$ 5.70	$ 5.70	Franc 2014# 194/11 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , KM# 894a.2 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).		21%

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Examples of the type

Picture 1 of the example of 50 Centimes (light type)

– Franc 2014# 194/6, KM# 894a.2 (see more)

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	CGB E-auction n°356 Lot 269595	10 Feb 2020	1947 B – Franc 2014# 194/11, KM# 894a.2	UNC (GENI MS65)	USD 80.03 (EUR 69.00)
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	Katz Auction 166 Lot 557	16 Aug 2025	Undetermined	XF	Unsold
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	Katz Auction 146 Lot 1504	14 Dec 2024	Undetermined	XF	Unsold
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	Katz Auction 138 Lot 1316	27 Sep 2024	Undetermined	XF	Unsold
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	Katz Auction 126 Lot 415	18 May 2024	Undetermined	XF	Unsold
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	Katz Auction 108 Lot 465	13 Jan 2024	Undetermined	XF	Unsold
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	Katz Auction 79 Lot 376	21 Mar 2023	Undetermined	XF	Unsold
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