| Issuer | New Caledonia |
| Year | 1949 |
| Type | Pattern |
| Value | 50 Centimes (0.50 XPF) |
| Currency | CFP Franc (1945-date) |
| Composition | Nickel brass |
| Weight | 2.55 g |
| Dimensions | 18 mm |
| Thickness | 1.25 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Lucien Georges Bazor |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#E7, Lec#32 |
| Obverse description | Liberty sitting on a throne, facing left holding a lit torch in her left hand and some assorted fruit in a cornucopia in the bend of her right arm. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE UNION
FRANÇAISE
ESSAI
1949 (Translation: French RepublIc French Union Essai 1949) |
| Reverse description | Kagu bird within sprigs below value. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 50
CENTIMES
NOUVELLE CALEDONIE (Translation: 50 Centimes New Caledonia) |
| Edge | Smooth |
| Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
| Mintage | 1949 - Lec# 32 - 2 000 1949 - Lec# 32a; Matte - 10 |
| Catalog ID | 5978750340 |
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