50 Centimes Essai

Issuer New Caledonia
Year 1948
Type Coin pattern
Value 50 Centimes (0.50 XPF)
Currency CFP Franc (1945-date)
Composition Bronze-nickel
Weight 2.7 g
Diameter 18 mm
Thickness
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s) André Rivaud
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#E1, KM#E2, Lec#19, Lec#20
Obverse description Sitting Liberty holding sprig.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering UNION FRANÇAISE A. RIVAUD ESSAI REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
Reverse description Bird with wings open.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering NOUVELLE CALEDONIE 50 CENTIMES 1948
Edge Smooth
Mint Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage 1948 - Lec#19/KM#E2, with rim - 1 100
1948 - Lec#19a, with rim (matt) - 10
1948 - Lec#21/KM#E1, without rim - 1 100
1948 - Lec#21a, without rim (matt) - 10
Numisquare ID 2109704100
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