1941 FRANCE 50C

Issuer	France
Issuing regime	Third Republic (1870-1940) French State (1940-1944) Fourth Republic (1946-1958)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1931-1947
Value	50 Centimes (0.50)
Currency	Franc (1795-1959)
Composition	Copper-aluminium
Weight	2 g
Diameter	18 mm
Thickness	1.23 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	5 August 1949
Number	N# 890
References	Franc 2014# 192, KM# 894.1, 894.2, 894, Gad 1789# 423, GEM# 84.1 / 84.2

Obverse

Marianne's head left wearing a phrygian cap decorated with a composite wreath made of olive tree leaves, oak and wheat.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
MORLON

Translation: FRENCH REPUBLIC

Engraver: Pierre-Alexandre Morlon

Reverse

Value encompassed on either side by Cornucopia (or horn of plenty, overflowing with produce, flowers or nuts).

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LIBERTE·EGALITE
FRATERNITE
50
CENTIMES
1931

Translation:
FREEDOM·EQUALITY
BROTHERHOOD

Engraver: Pierre-Alexandre Morlon

Edge

Plain

Mints

	Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
B cerclé	Royal Mint of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium (983-2017)

Mark

Lucien Bazor, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1931-1958)