| Issuer | France |
| Year | 1950-1958 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 50 Francs |
| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
| Composition | Copper-aluminium (91% Copper, 9% Aluminium) |
| Weight | 8 g |
| Dimensions | 27 mm |
| Thickness | 2.24 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Georges Guiraud |
| In circulation to | 3 August 1966 |
| Reference(s) | F#425, KM#918, Gad#880, Schön#223 |
| Obverse description | Female head facing left, designer, legend |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE G GUIRAUD (Translation: French Republic) |
| Reverse description | Rooster facing right, laurel branch, value, year of production, a pattern of dashes around the edge with the mintmark below the date |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 50
FRANCS
1952
LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE (Translation: Liberty Equality Fraternity) |
| Edge | Smooth |
| Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) B Beaumont-le-Roger, France |
| Mintage | 1950 - (fr) F. 425/1 - Essai - 1 700 1950 - F. 425/2 Pré-série sans le mot essai avec le listel large - 1950 - KM#918.1 (without mintmark) - 600 000 1950 B - KM#918.2 (with mintmark) - 1951 - KM#918.1 (without mintmark) - 68 629 600 1951 B - KM#918.2 (with mintmark) - 11 829 121 1952 - KM#918.1 (without mintmark) - 74 211 600 1952 B - KM#918.2 (with mintmark) - 13 432 229 1953 - KM#918.1 (without mintmark) - 63 171 600 1953 B - KM#918.2 (with mintmark) - 23 375 768 1954 - KM#918.1 (without mintmark) - 1 083 200 1954 B - KM#918.2 (with mintmark) - 6 567 282 1958 - KM#918.1 (without mintmark) - 500 738 |
| Catalog ID | 9341496720 |
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