Issuer                       France
Ruling authority     French State (1940-1944)
                               Provisional Government of the French Republic (1944-1946)
                                    Fourth Republic (1946-1958)
Type              Standard circulation coins
Years           1941-1947
Value                     50 Centimes (0.50)
Currency             Franc (1795-1959)
Composition     Aluminium
Weight             0.7 g
Diameter         18 mm
Thickness     1.19 mm
Shape            Round
Technique     Milled
Orientation     Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized     26 June 1950 Obverse

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

Script: Latin

REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
MORLON

Reverse

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

Script: Latin

LIBERTE·EGALITE
FRATERNITE
50
CENTIMES
1946

Edge

Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)