France 1973 Half Franc Coin

Описание: France

Fifth Republic 1958 - Date

1973 - Half Franc - Circulated

Obverse side of the coin
Obverse Engraver & Designer - Louis-Oscar Roty
Legend - REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE / French Republic
Center Artwork - The Sower, designed by Oscar Roty in 1900
Bottom - O. Roty

Reverse side of the coin
Reverse Engraver & Designer - Louis-Oscar Roty
Lettering - LIBERTE·EGALITE·FRATERNITE / Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
Center Artwork - Olive Branch
Left Mint Mark Cornucopia - Monnaie de Paris, Pessac, France
Top Coin Value - 1/2 Franc
Right Mint Mark Owl - Raymond Joly, General coin engraver, Paris
Coin Date - 1973 ( Coin featured in this video )

Composition - Nickel
Weight - 4.5 g
Diameter - 19.5 mm
Thickness - 1.95 mm
Edge - Reeded

Minted by - Monnaie de Paris, Pessac, France
Mintage - 48 ,451,000 - Circulated
Mintage - - Proof

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Notes - All collectors of French coins or stamps know the name of Oscar Roty to whom we owe “la Semeuse” (the Sower).
Used on millions of stamps and coins, the Sower is one of the greatest French muses after Marianne.

Who is Oscar Roty ?
Oscar Roty was the son of a schoolteacher. Passionate about drawing, he entered the School of Fine Arts in 1864 where he was a pupil of Ponscarme. In 1875, he was awarded the Grand Prix de Rome in medal engraving and fine stone.
In 1888, he was elected to the Academy of Fine Arts of which he became president in 1897.
In 1889, he won the Grand Prix at the Parisian Universal Exhibitions, a feat he would repeat in 1900, when he was named Commander of the Legion of Honour.
Born - Paris 11 June 1846
Died - Paris 23 March 1911

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