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| − | This specimen is a common date of a type struck at the Paris mint 1950-58 under the [[France|Fourth Republic]] (1946-59). The inflation triggered by the devastation wreaked by World War Two continued thru the 1950's, forcing the regime to strike coins in ever higher denominations. The [[France 1963 50 centimes|fifty centimes]] which replaced it in 1962 with the inauguration of the Fifth Republic was equal to this coin and was struck | + | This specimen is a common date of a type struck at the Paris mint 1950-58 under the [[France|Fourth Republic]] (1946-59). The inflation triggered by the devastation wreaked by World War Two continued thru the 1950's, forcing the regime to strike coins in ever higher denominations. The [[France 1963 50 centimes|fifty centimes]] which replaced it in 1962 with the inauguration of the Fifth Republic was equal to this coin and was struck using this module. This type was not demonetized until 1966. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 74,211,600. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 74,211,600. | ||
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|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, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | ||
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* Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, ''Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies,'' Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014. | * Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, ''Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies,'' Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014. | ||
Latest revision as of 09:42, 11 March 2024
This specimen is a common date of a type struck at the Paris mint 1950-58 under the Fourth Republic (1946-59). The inflation triggered by the devastation wreaked by World War Two continued thru the 1950's, forcing the regime to strike coins in ever higher denominations. The fifty centimes which replaced it in 1962 with the inauguration of the Fifth Republic was equal to this coin and was struck using this module. This type was not demonetized until 1966.
Recorded mintage: 74,211,600.
Specification: 8 g, aluminum bronze, 27 mm diameter, designed by Georges Guiraud (1900-89).
Catalog reference: F.425/8, KM 918.1.
- Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
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