1942 AD., France, Vichy state issue, Paris mint, 50 Centimes, KM 914.1.
France, Vichy French State issue, Paris mint, engraver: Lucien Georges Bazor, 1942 AD.,
50 Centimes (18 mm / 0,83 g), aluminium, ? g. theor. mint weight, mintage 50,134,000 , coin alignment ↑↓ (180°), plain edge,
Obv.: ETAT FRANCAIS / LB -monogram in right field , a 2 sided Battle Axe, flanked by wheat stalks.
Rev.: • TRAVAIL • FAMILIE • / • PATRIE • / 50 / CENTIMES / 1942 , oak leaves and acorns flanking value, privy marks cornucopia and wing flanking date.
KM 902.1 .
Year / Mintage
1942 50,134,000
1943 84,462,000
1944 57,410,000
these coins had been minted at 3 different mints:
no mint mark: Paris, B: Beaumont-Le-Roger, C: Castelsarrasin