Coin Item Number: Cg337 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Round, smooth edge; head, country surrounding; value in centre, motto top, cornucopias left, right, date below. Obverse has head, with liberty cap and laurel wreath, facing left; repvbliqve francaise around, morion behind head. Reverse has 50 centimes, date inside privy marks, motto 'Liberte. Egalitie. Fraternite' above, cornucopias left, right. Privy marks of cornucopia and wing are mint director and engravers symbols.
History Of Use
Circulating coin worth 50 centimes.
Item History
- Made in Paris, France during 1932
- Owned by Mantaro Miyamoto before April 18, 1979
- Received from Mantaro Miyamoto (Donor) on April 18, 1979
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- Cg337
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- struck
- Overall
- height 0.15 cm, diameter 1.8 cm, weight 2.01 g
Who
- Culture
- French
- Previous Owner
- Mantaro Miyamoto
- Received from
- Mantaro Miyamoto (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Paris, France
When
- Creation Date
- during 1932
- Ownership Date
- before April 18, 1979
- Acquisition Date
- on April 18, 1979
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0522/0002