50 Francs Essai

Issuer Réunion (1848-date)
Year 1962
Type Coin pattern
Value 50 Francs
Currency Franc (1816-1965)
Composition Nickel
Weight 6.2 g
Diameter 25 mm
Thickness
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s) Lucien Georges Bazor
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#E8
Obverse description Marianne head left, wearing a winged phrygian cap. 4 ships in the background. Date below.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE ESSAI L.BAZOR GB 1962
(Translation: French Republic)
Reverse description Crowned shield (coat of arms of Saint-Denis de la Réunion) divides value, ribbon below with `PRAETER OMNES ANGULUS RIDET` motto.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering R E U N I O N 50 FRS PRAETER OMNES ANGULUS RIDET
Edge Reeded
Mint Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage 1962 - - 1 200
Numisquare ID 7159758410
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