2 Centimes

€1.00
IssuerFrance
Year1877-1897
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value2 Centimes (0.02)
CurrencyFranc (1795-1959)
CompositionBronze
Weight2 g
Dimensions20.2 mm
Thickness0.9 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Eugène-André Oudiné
In circulation to24 November 1940
Reference(s) F#109, Gad#105, KM#827
Obverse descriptionHead of Ceres on the left crowned with ears of corn with a headband inscribed CONCOR; below signed OUDINE.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringRÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE OUDINÉ 1895
Reverse description2 CENTIMES A in a beaded cord.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringLIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ 2 CENTIMES A
EdgeSmooth
Mint(A)
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
K
Bordeaux, France (?-1880)
Mintage1877  - Probe Essai -
1877 A - KM#827.1 (Paris) - 500 000
1878 A - KM#827.1 (Paris) - 750 000
1878 K - KM#827.2 (Bordeaux) - 362 500
1879 A - KM#827.1 (Paris). A normal -
1879 A - KM#827.1 (Paris). A small, from 1 centime - 600 000
1882 A - KM#827.1 (Paris) - 290 500
1883 A - KM#827.1 (Paris) - 500 000
1884 A - KM#827.1 (Paris) - 300 000
1885 A - KM#827.1 (Paris). A normal - 300 000
1885 A - KM#827.1 (Paris).A large, from 5 centimes -
1886 A - KM#827.1 (Paris) - 300 000
1887 A - KM#827.1 (Paris) - 300 000
1888 A - KM#827.1 (Paris) - 400 000
1889 A - KM#827.1 (Paris) - 600 000
1890 A - KM#827.1 (Paris) - 300 000
1891 A - KM#827.1 (Paris) - 300 000
1892 A - KM#827.1 (Paris) - 500 000
1893 A - KM#827.1 (Paris) - 250 000
1894 A - KM#827.1 (Paris) - 150 000
1895 A - KM#827.1 (Paris) - 1 000 000
1896 A - KM#827.1 (Paris) - 1 000 000
1897 A - KM#827.1 (Paris) - 1 250 000
Catalog ID3725586600
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