50 Centimes (1897 - 1920)
Features
| Denomination | 50 Centimes |
| Catalog Number | KM# 854 |
| Weight (g) | 2.5 |
| Diameter (mm) | 18 |
| Thickness (mm) | 1.1 |
| Shape: | Round |
| Composition: | Silver (.835) |
| Not Magnetic | |
| Metal Value (USD) | 5.56 |
| Orientation | Coin orientation ↑↓ |
| Demonetized |
Obverse
Engraved by Louis-Oscar Roty
Lettering:
REPUBLIQUE
FRANÇAISE
O. ROTY
REPUBLIQUE
FRANÇAISE
O. ROTY
Reverse
Engraved by Louis-Oscar Roty
Lettering:
50
CENTIMES
1917
LIBERTE · EGALITE · FRATERNITE
50
CENTIMES
1917
LIBERTE · EGALITE · FRATERNITE
Edge
Description:
Reeded
Reeded
| Year | Mintage | Comment | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | 88,000 | Rare | |
| 1897 | Proof | Rare | |
| 1898 | 30,000,000 | Common | |
| 1898 | Proof | Rare | |
| 1899 | 18,000,000 | Common | |
| 1900 | 9,140,767 | Not Common | |
| 1900 | Proof | Rare | |
| 1901 | 4,960,000 | Not Common | |
| 1902 | 3,768,172 | Not Common | |
| 1903 | 2,221,828 | Not Common | |
| 1904 | 4,000,000 | Common | |
| 1905 | 2,380,861 | Not Common | |
| 1906 | 2,679,144 | Not Common | |
| 1907 | 7,331,819 | Common | |
| 1908 | 14,304,058 | Common | |
| 1909 | 9,900,044 | Common | |
| 1910 | 15,922,600 | Common | |
| 1911 | 1,329,503 | Rare | |
| 1912 | 16,000,000 | Common | |
| 1913 | 14,000,000 | Common | |
| 1914 | 9,656,841 | Common | |
| 1915 | 20,892,772 | Common | |
| 1916 | 52,962,657 | Common | |
| 1917 | 48,628,732 | Common | |
| 1918 | 36,491,942 | Common | |
| 1919 | 24,298,732 | Common | |
| 1920 | 5,508,560 | Common |