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50 Centimes
– French West Africa
Standard circulation coins
Context
Year:
1944
Issuer:
French West Africa
Period:
Provisional Government of the French Republic
(1944—1946)
Currency:
Franc
(1895—1944)
Demonetized
: Yes
Total mintage:
10,000,000
Material
Diameter:
18 mm
Weight:
2 g
Thickness:
1.1 mm
Shape:
Round
Composition:
Nickel brass
(79%
Copper
, 20%
Zinc
, 1%
Nickel
)
Magnetic:
No
Technique:
Milled
Alignment:
Coin alignment
References
KM:
#
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1
Numista:
#11139
Obverse
Inscription:
REPVBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
Translation:
FRENCH REPUBLIC
Script:
Latin
Language:
French
Engraver:
Pierre-Alexandre Morlon
Reverse
Inscription:
AFRIQUE OCCIDENTALE
FRANÇAISE
50
CENTIMES
1944
Translation:
FRENCH WEST AFRICA
50
CENTS
1944
Script:
Latin
Language:
French
Engraver:
Pierre-Alexandre Morlon
Edge
Plain
Categories
Symbol
>
Allegory
Symbol
>
Phrygian cap
Symbol
>
Cornucopia
Mints
Name
Mark
Royal Mint (Tower Hill)
—
Mintings
Year
Mint Mark
Mintage
Quality
Collection
1944
—
10,000,000
+
1944
—
—
Proof
+
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Fairly Common