50 Cents Pattern

€2.00
IssuerFrench Indochina
Year1946
TypeCoin pattern
Value50 Cents (0.50 ICFP)
CurrencyPiastre (1880-1952)
CompositionCopper-nickel
Weight12.5 g
Dimensions29 mm
Thickness2 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Jean-Auguste Barre
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#E41, Lec#264, PCGS#405217
Obverse descriptionMarianne seated left with fasces, date in exergue
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringREPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE 1946 BARRE ESSAI
(Translation: French Republic Trial)
Reverse descriptionDenomination within wreath
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering· INDO-CHINE FRANÇAISE · 50 CENT. BRONZE DE NICKEL
(Translation: French Indochina Copper-nickel)
EdgeReeded
MintMonnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage1946  - Essai - 1 100
Catalog ID4737692130
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