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50 centimes Marianne Piéfort Cupro-nickel alu
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1962 |
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| Thickness | 3.85 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE LAGRIFFOUL |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Piéforts from the Monnaie de Paris are struck at double the normal planchet thickness and produced exclusively for collectors, a practice the Paris mint has maintained since the medieval period. The 1962 issue in cupro-aluminium-nickel coincides with the first year of circulation strikes in this alloy for the 50 centimes Marianne type, making this piéfort the proof-of-concept companion to a new monetary series rather than a retrospective collectors' piece.
Mintages for these early Fifth Republic piéforts rarely exceeded a few hundred pieces.