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50 Francs Essai

Features

Location VanuatuNew Hebrides (1906-1980)
Instytucja emitująca Institut d'Émission d'Outre-Mer
Period Anglo-French condominium (1906-1980)
Type Patterns
Year 1972
Value 50 Francs
Currency Franc (1921-1982)
Composition Nikiel
Weight 15 g
Diameter 33 mm
Shape Okrągły
Technique Frezowana
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
152859
References KM# E7
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
, Lec# 51
Jean Lecompte; 2007. Monnaies et jetons des colonies françaises = Coins and Tokens of the French Colonies (2nd Edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco.

Obverse

Głowa Marianny, zwrócona w lewo, w czapce frygijskiej.Automatically translated

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
RÉPVBLIQVE FRANÇAISE
R·JOLY
I·E·O·M
ESSAI
1972

Engraver: Raymond Joly

Reverse

Bisj pole lub Totem pole (rytualny artefakt ze zwierzętami lub ludzkimi twarzami wyrzeźbionymi na jednym kawałku drewna).Automatically translated

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
NOUVELLES HÉBRIDES
50f

Engraver: Raymond Joly

Edge

TrzcinaAutomatically translated

Mint

Mintmark of Monnaie de Paris Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), Francja (864-date)

Mark

Owl Raymond Joly, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1958-1974)

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1972  Owl Photo 1 300 $ 42

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 50 Francs (Essai)
Katz
Auction 177
Lot 2238
Internet Archive
6 Dec 2025 UNC USD 41.80
(EUR 36.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 50 Francs (Essai)
Katz
Auction 169
Lot 1909
Internet Archive
20 Sep 2025 UNC USD 35.99
(EUR 31.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 50 Francs (Essai)
Katz
Auction 136
Lot 2738
Internet Archive
28 Aug 2024 UNC USD 25.54
(EUR 22.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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