Coin
50 Centimes Sétif Massacre (1975) — Algeria
Algeria • 1975 • KM# 109, Schön# 19
Overview
A commemorative issue coin from Algeria marking the 30th anniversary of the Sétif Massacre.
Specifications
- Country
- Algeria
- Year
- 1975
- Composition
- Nickel brass (79% Copper, 20% Zinc, 1% Nickel)
- Weight
- 5 g
- Diameter
- 24 mm
- Thickness
- 1.58 mm
- Mint
- Kremnica, Slovakia (1328-date)
- Shape
- Round
- Technique
- Milled
- References
- KM# 109, Schön# 19
- Issuer
- People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
Design details
Obverse
The denomination '50' is in the center surrounded by Arabic lettering. The lettering reads: 'الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية' and 'خمسون سنتيما', which translates to 'People's Democratic Republic of Algeria' and '50 Centimes'.
Reverse
Features Arabic calligraphy with dates. The lettering reads: 'الذكرى الثلاثون' and '8 ماي 1945', which translates to '30th Anniversary' and '8 May 1945'.
Collector insights
- Series context: Part of the Circulating commemorative coins series — collectors typically assemble full-year date runs, so single years within an established series carry demand beyond raw mintage.
- Struck at: Kremnica, Slovakia (1328-date). Confirm the mintmark on your example before comparing prices — same-year issues from different mints often trade at very different levels.
- Mintage vs. survival: Reported mintage of 18,000,000 is high, but circulation attrition, currency-reform meltdowns, and low collector-preservation rates mean uncirculated (MS-63+) examples are meaningfully scarcer than the raw figure suggests. Check third-party population reports (PCGS/NGC) for realistic survival in top grades.
- Catalogue reference: Listed as
KM# 109, Schön# 19. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.
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