1974 AD., France, Paris mint, 1/2 Franc, KM 931.1.

France, Fifth Republic (1959 - ), Paris mint, mint official Raymond Joly (owl privy mark, 1958-74), engraver: Louis-Oscar Roty, 1974 AD.,
1/2 Franc (19,5 mm / 4,39 g), nickel, 4,50 g theor. mint weight, mintage 37.072.000 , coin alignment ↑↓ (180°), reeded edge,
Obv.: REPUBLIQUE - FRANÇAISE / O. Roty , "La Semeuse" (the Sower) walking left.
Rev.: 1/2 / FRANC / 1974 / LIBERTE · EGALITE · FRATERNITE , value above olive branch, date below; privy marks cornucopia (for the Paris mint) and owl flanking value numerals above.
KM 931.1 .

minted by different mint officials and their privy marks: Raymond Joly (owl 1958-74), Rousseau (dolphin 1974-94), Pierre Rodier (bee 1994- ), Gérard Buquoy (horseshoe 2000-2002 )

Year / Mintage / mint officials´ privy mark
1964 515 pre-Series
1965 essai issue
1965 owl mark, normally sized letters on obverse
1965 184,833,600 owl mark, smaller letters on obverse
1966 88,890,400 owl mark
1967 28,392,000 owl mark
1968 57,548,000 owl mark
1969 47,144,000 owl mark
1970 42,298,000 owl mark
1971 36,068,000 owl mark
1972 42,302,000 owl mark
1972 owl mark, without "O ROTY"
1973 48,372,000 owl mark
1974 37,072,000 owl mark
1975 22,752,000 dolphin mark
1976 115,314,000 dolphin mark
1977 131,644,000 dolphin mark
1978 63,360,000 dolphin mark
1979 50,500 dolphin mark
1980 60,000 dolphin mark, In Sets only
1981 50,000 dolphin mark
1982 77,900 dolphin mark
1983 49,984,400 dolphin mark
1984 79,987,600 dolphin mark
1985 49,988,000 dolphin mark
1986 109,988,000 dolphin mark
1987 49,984,000 dolphin mark
1988 85,600 dolphin mark
1989 83,200 dolphin mark
1990 5,000 dolphin mark
1991 dolphin mark, medal alignment
1991 49,988,000 dolphin mark
1992 dolphin mark, medal alignment
1992 29,968,000 dolphin mark
1993 24,972,000 No mark
1994 10,000,000 bee mark
1994 29,972,111 dolphin mark
1995 29,976,000 bee mark
1996 55,977,500 bee mark
1997 99,976,000 bee mark
1998 25,000 bee mark, In Sets only
1999 25,500 bee mark, In Sets only
2000 75,000,000 bee mark
2001 125,000 horseshoe mark