| Issuer | France |
| Year | 1941-1947 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 50 Centimes (0.50) |
| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
| Composition | Aluminium |
| Weight | 0.7 g |
| Dimensions | 18 mm |
| Thickness | 1.19 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Pierre-Alexandre Morlon |
| In circulation to | 26 June 1950 |
| Reference(s) | F#194, KM#894a, Gad#426, GEM#88.4 / 88.EP |
| Obverse description | Marianne`s head left wearing a phrygian cap decorated with a composite wreath made of olive tree leaves, oak and wheat. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE MORLON |
| Reverse description | Value encompassed on either side by Cornucopia (or horn of plenty, overflowing with produce, flowers or nuts). |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | LIBERTE·EGALITE FRATERNITE 50 CENTIMES 1946 |
| Edge | Smooth |
| Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) B Beaumont-le-Roger, France C Castelsarrasin, France(?-1946) |
| Mintage | 1941 - Essai - 1941 - KM#894.1a - 10 000 000 1944 - KM#894.1a - 1945 - Essai - 1945 - KM#894.1a - 26 224 000 1945 B - KM#894.2a - 6 356 819 1945 C - KM#894.3a - 2 968 613 1946 - Essai - 1946 - KM#894.1a - 24 604 644 1946 B - KM#894.2a - 29 344 000 1947 - KM#894.1a - 51 744 000 1947 B - KM#894.2a - 18 504 000 |
| Catalog ID | 5889733460 |
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