| Issuer | France |
| Year | 1942-1943 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 50 Centimes (0.50) |
| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
| Composition | Aluminium-magnesium (95% Aluminium, 5% Magnesium) |
| Weight | 0.8 g |
| Dimensions | 18 mm |
| Thickness | 1.5 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Lucien Georges Bazor |
| In circulation to | 26 June 1950 |
| Reference(s) | F#195, Gad#425, KM#914.1, Schön#212.1 |
| Obverse description | An axe in between two ears of wheat and the issuer name at the bottom |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | ÉTAT FRANÇAIS
LB (Translation: French State LB) |
| Reverse description | The denomination in the center with the date below and the French motto above |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | ·TRAVAIL·FAMILLE·
·PATRIE·
50
CENTIMES
1942 (Translation: Work Family Homeland 50 Centimes 1942) |
| Edge | Smooth |
| Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
| Mintage | 1942 - Approximately 130,000,000 strikes - 1942 - Cross on globules (Rajout Franc2019) - 180 000 1942 - Trial Strike - 300 1943 - (fr) F. 195/3 - |
| Catalog ID | 4236823310 |
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