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France 50 francs 1952 - Guraud

France · 1952 · 50 francs
Common
€0.55minimum price
74,211,600coins minted
N712 KM918.1
RAIn my collection · album RARA-R4GAA
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The coin's story

50 francs Coin struck in 1952, type Guiraud. Marianne's profile and Gaulish cock make this a fine example of post-war republican symbolism.

    Obverse

    REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE G·GUIRAUD

    Profile of Marianne on the left (Phrygian voucher).

    GGEngraved by Georges Guiraud

    Reverse

    LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE 50 FRANCS 1952

    Gaul cock standing on a bay branch.

    GGEngraved by Georges Guiraud

    Specifications

    • Denomination50 francs
    • Year1952
    • Mintage74,211,600
    • MintMonnaie de Paris
    • MaterialAluminium-bronze
    • ShapeRound
    • Diameter27 mm
    • Thickness2.24 mm
    • Weight8 g
    • EdgePlain
    • ScriptsLatin

    Actual size

    50 francs 27 mm 2 € 25.75 mm 1 € 23.25 mm

    Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 2.24 mm.

    Composition

    Copper95 % Tin5 %

    Reference catalogues

    N712Numista KM918.1Krause (Standard Catalog of World Coins)

    Same country, same period at the scale of real diameters

    10 francs1950 · 20 mm 1 franc1948 · 23 mm 20 francs1952 · 23.5 mm 100 francs1955 · 24 mm 10 francs1949 · 26 mm 2 francs1947 · 27 mm 50 francs1952 · 27 mm

    By the same engraver: Georges Guiraud 3 coins

    1950France 10 francs 1950B - Guraud 1952France 20 francs 1952 - Guraud

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