50 Centimes Essai, France

Main information

Country:
France
Years of Minting:
1949
Period:
French Overseas Territory (1958-date)
Coin Type:
Pattern
Edge:
Smooth
Shape:
Round
Technique:
Milled
Mint:
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)

$4.50-$229.43

The actual value of the coin may differ depending on its condition, luster, rarity, and other factors. This is a rough estimation.

Reverse

Description:

Kagu bird within sprigs below value.

Engraver:

Lucien Georges Bazor

Designer:

n/a

Obverse

Description:

Liberty sitting on a throne, facing left holding a lit torch in her left hand and some assorted fruit in a cornucopia in the bend of her right arm.

Engraver:

Lucien Georges Bazor

Designer:

n/a

Edge

Description:

Smooth

Obverse:

REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE UNION FRANÇAISE ESSAI 1949

Reverse:

50 CENTIMES NOUVELLE CALEDONIE

Composition

Nickel brass

Size

Weight:2.55 g
Diameter:18 mm
Thickness:1.25 mm
Edge:Smooth

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50 Centimes Essai, France

Main information

Reference Price

$4.50-$229.43

Coin Design

Reverse

Description:

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Designer:

Obverse

Description:

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Edge

Description:

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