2 Francs

€1.00
IssuerFrance
Year1941-1959
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value2 Francs
CurrencyFranc (1795-1959)
CompositionAluminium-magnesium (95% Aluminium, 5% Magnesium)
Weight2.2 g
Dimensions27 mm
Thickness1.8 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Pierre-Alexandre Morlon
In circulation to17 February 2005
Reference(s) F#269, Gad#538, KM#886a, Schön#201a
Obverse descriptionWreathed female head facing left, lettering around edge both sides, engraver`s name behind head.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringREPUBLIQVE FRANÇAISE MORLON
(Translation: French Republic)
Reverse descriptionA cornucopia on each side, lettering at top, value in middle with date below. Privy mark to right of date. If there is a B or C Mintmark it is in the gap between the two bases, below date.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringLIBERTE-EGALITE FRATERNITE 2 FRANCS 1958
EdgeSmooth
MintMonnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
B
Beaumont-le-Roger, France
C
Castelsarrasin, France(?-1946)
Mintage1941  - Essai, struck during French Occupation -
1941  - KM#886a.1; cornucopia; wing mark, struck during French Occupation -
1944  - Essai -
1944  - KM#886a.1; cornucopia; wing mark -
1945  - KM#886a.1; cornucopia; wing mark - 16 636 896
1945 B - KM#886a.2 - 1 726 144
1945 C - KM#886a.3 - 1 164 705
1946  - KM#886a.1; cornucopia; wing mark - 34 462 877
1946 B - KM#886a.2 - 6 017 500
1947  - KM#886a.1; cornucopia; wing mark - 78 984 000
1947 B - KM#886a.2 - 26 219 500
1948  - KM#886a.1; cornucopia; wing mark - 32 354 500
1948 B - KM#886a.2 - 39 090 000
1949  - KM#886a.1; cornucopia; wing mark - 13 683 500
1949 B - KM#886a.2 - 23 955 000
1950  - KM#886a.1; cornucopia; wing mark - 12 590 508
1950 B - KM#886a.2 - 18 185 000
1958  - KM#886a.1; cornucopia; owl mark - 9 906 000
1959  - KM#886a.1; cornucopia; owl mark - 17 774 500
Catalog ID9556317710
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