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France 50 cents 1942 - French State (Francisque)

France · 1942 · 50 centimes
Common
€0.38minimum price
N18131 KM914
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The coin's story

50-cent Coin hit in 1942 under the Vichy regime. Made of aluminium-magnesium alloy, it carries the francisque symbolizing the French state

    Obverse

    ÉTAT FRANÇAIS

    Francisque flanked with wheat ears; legend circular « ÉTAT FRANÇAIS ».

    LBEngraved by Lucien Georges Bazor

    Reverse

    TRAVAIL·FAMILLE·PATRIE 50 CENTIMES 1942

    Value « 50 CENTIMES 1942 » with the motto « TRAVAIL·FAMILLE·PATRIE » in arc and two oak branches.

    LBEngraved by Lucien Georges Bazor

    Specifications

    • Denomination50 centimes
    • Year1942
    • MintMonnaie de Paris
    • MaterialAluminium-Magnesium (Al 95%, Mg 5%)
    • ShapeRound
    • Diameter18 mm
    • Thickness1.5 mm
    • Weight0.8 g
    • EdgePlain
    • ScriptsLatin

    Actual size

    50 centimes 18 mm 2 € 25.75 mm 1 € 23.25 mm

    Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 1.5 mm.

    Composition

    Aluminium100 %

    Reference catalogues

    N18131Numista KM914Krause (Standard Catalog of World Coins)

    Same country, same period at the scale of real diameters

    10 centimes1943 · 17.3 mm 10 centimes1945 · 17 mm 50 centimes1941 · 18 mm 50 centimes1942 · 18 mm 10 centimes1941 · 21 mm 10 centimes1941 · 21 mm 1 franc1942 · 23 mm 20 centimes1941 · 24 mm

    By the same engraver: Lucien Georges Bazor 4 coins

    1933France 5 francs 1933 - Bazor 1942France 1 franc 1942 - French State (Francisque, heavy) 1943France 2 francs 1943 - French State (Francisque)

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