France 2001 50 cents

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The specimen shown is an example of a type struck in France 1999-2006. France began minting euros in 1999. The obverse image is loosely based on the iconic La Semuese of Oscar Roty.

Recorded mintage: 276,252,287 plus 35,000 proofs.

Specification: 7.81 g., brass, 24.25 mm diameter. Obv: The seed sower divides date and RF by Laurent Jorb; Rev: Denomination and map by Luc Luycx; Edge: Reeded and plain sections.

Catalog reference: KM 1287, Gad-6.

Source:

• Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.

Link to:

• 2000 euro
• 2001 franc, "un ultime franc"
• 2001 665.957 francs, introduction of the euro, 1 oz gold
• 2001 5 cent
• 2001 euro
• 2002 2 euro
• Coins and currency dated 2001
• return to coins of France