| Issuer | France |
|---|---|
| Year | 1943-1944 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 50 Centimes (0.50) |
| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
| Composition | Aluminium |
| Weight | 0.7 g |
| Diameter | 18 mm |
| Thickness | 1.27 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Lucien Georges Bazor |
| In circulation to | 26 June 1950 |
| Reference(s) | F#196, Gad#425, KM#914, Schön#212, KM#914.2, KM#914.3, KM#914.4 |
| Obverse description | Double bit axe, grain sprigs flank |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | LB ETAT FRANÇAIS |
| Reverse description | Two oak leaf branches surround the face value and the motto. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | ·TRAVAIL·FAMILLE· ·PATRIE· 50 CENTIMES 1944 |
| Edge | Smooth. |
| Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) B Beaumont-le-Roger, France C Castelsarrasin, France(?-1946) |
| Mintage | 1943 - KM#914.4 (Paris) - 84 501 703 1943 B - KM#914.2 (Beaumont) - 21 916 000 1944 - KM#914.4 (Paris) - 57 569 782 1944 B - KM#914.2 (Beaumont) - 27 334 000 1944 C - KM#914.3 (Castelsarrasin) - 27 176 356 |
| Numisquare ID | 2799887160 |
| Comments |