50 Haléřů (Trial Strike) 1940 front 50 Haléřů (Trial Strike) 1940 back
50 Haléřů (Trial Strike) 1940 photo
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50 Haléřů Trial Strike

1940 year
Aluminium 1.59 g 22 mm
Description
Issuer
Bohemia and Moravia (Czech Republic)
Period
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (Protektorát Čechy a Morava) (1939-1945)
Type
Pattern
Year
1940
Value
50 Haléřů (0.50)
Currency
Koruna (1939-1945)
Composition
Aluminium
Weight
1.59 g
Diameter
22 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-04
References
Numista
N#88871
Rarity index
86%

Reverse

Linden branches with wheat ears below

Script: Latin

Lettering: 50

Engraver: Otakar Španiel

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the Pattern 50 Haléřů (Trial Strike) 1940 from Bohemia and Moravia (Czech Republic) made of Aluminium weighing 1.59 g is that it was minted during the German occupation of Czechoslovakia during World War II. The coin features a unique design, with a crowned shield on the obverse and a value of 50 haléřů on the reverse. It is a rare and valuable collector's item, with only a limited number of coins minted.