50 Francs Essai

Issuer New Hebrides (1906-1980)
Year 1972
Type Coin pattern
Value 50 Francs
Currency Franc (1921-1982)
Composition Nickel
Weight 15 g
Diameter 33 mm
Thickness
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s) Raymond Joly
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#E7, Lec#51
Obverse description Marianne`s head, facing left, wearing a Phrygian cap.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering RÉPVBLIQVE FRANÇAISE R·JOLY I·E·O·M ESSAI 1972
(Translation: French Republic)
Reverse description Bisj pole or Totem pole (a ritual artifact with animals or human faces carved on a single piece of wood).
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering NOUVELLES HÉBRIDES 50f
(Translation: New Hebrides)
Edge Reeded
Mint Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage 1972 - - 1 300
Numisquare ID 8187358740
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