1965 one half franc france

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Features
Country France 
Type Common coin
Years 1964-2001
Value 1/2 Franc (0.5 FRF)
Metal Nickel
Weight 4.5 g
Diameter 19.5 mm
Thickness 1.95 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized 02-17-2002

Obverse
The Sower, designed by Oscar Roty in 1900: a national emblem of the French Republic

Lettering: 
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
O. Roty

Engraver: Louis-Oscar Roty 

Reverse
Underneath the facial value, an olive branch is surrounded with the French motto: "LIBERTE - EGALITE - FRATERNITE" (liberty, equality, fraternity)

Lettering: 
LIBERTE·EGALITE·FRATERNITE
1/2
FRANC
2000

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