50 Centimes Morlon pattern, nickel

€1.00
IssuerFrance
Year1939
TypeCoin pattern
Value50 Centimes (0.50)
CurrencyFranc (1795-1959)
CompositionNickel
Weight3 g
Dimensions18 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Pierre-Alexandre Morlon
In circulation to
Reference(s) VG#5510, Maz#2593, GEM#84.8
Obverse descriptionBust of the Republic on the left, wearing a Phrygian cap adorned with a cockade under a composite wreath of olive, oak and wheat; signed MORLON behind.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringREPVUBLIQVE FRANCAISE MORLON
Reverse descriptionIn two lines above 1939, framed by the various, all between two symmetrically opposed horns of plenty.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringLIBERTE - EGALITE FRATERNITE ESSAI 50 CENTIMES 1939
EdgeReeded
Mint
Mintage1939  - (fr) GEM (84.8) -
Catalog ID7333181150
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