| Issuer | France |
| Year | 1942 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
| Value | 50 Centimes (0.50) |
| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
| Composition | Aluminium |
| Weight | 1.54 g |
| Dimensions | 18 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Engraver(s) | Lucien Georges Bazor |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | F#195/1 P, Gad#425 P, Maz#2668 a, GEM#86.EP1 / 86.EP2 |
| Obverse description | Francisque whose handle is formed by a marshal`s baton, decorated with ten five-pointed stars, bearing above S. PACIS and below PETAIN, between two ears of wheat; on the right of the Francisque LB. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | ESSAI
LB
ETAT FRANÇAIS (Translation: Trial French State) |
| Reverse description | 50 / CENTS / 1942 between two oak branches each bearing an acorn and five leaves. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | • TRAVAIL • FAMILLE •
• PATRIE •
50
CENTIMES
1942 (Translation: • Work • Family • • Party •) |
| Edge | Smooth |
| Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
| Mintage | 1942 - GEM 86.EP1 - medal alignment - 1942 - GEM 86.EP2 - coin alignment - |
| Catalog ID | 4015329130 |
| Comments |
