| Issuer | France |
| Year | 1897 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
| Value | 50 Centimes (0.50) |
| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
| Composition | Silver (.825) |
| Weight | 5 g |
| Dimensions | 18 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Louis-Oscar Roty |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | GEM#81.P2, 81.P3# |
| Obverse description | France in the guise of a Sower walking to the left and sowing against the wind; behind the rising sun. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE |
| Reverse description | An olive branch. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 50 CENTIMES 1897 LIBERTE·EGALITE·FRATERNITE |
| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
| Mintage | 1897 - - 1897 - (fr) flan mat - |
| Catalog ID | 6170196680 |
| Comments |
