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| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1831-1848 |
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| Value | 2 Francs |
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| Obverse lettering | LOUIS PHILIPPE I ROI DES FRANÇAIS (Translation: Louis Philipe I King of France) |
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| Mintage | 1831 A - KM# 743.1 - 9,996 1831 B - KM# 743.2 - 49,185 1831 I - KM# 743.6 - 1831 W - KM# 743.13 - 32,575 1832 A - KM# 743.1 - 687,374 1832 B - KM# 743.2 - 383,643 1832 BB - KM# 743.3 - 55,242 1832 D - KM# 743.4 - 238,669 1832 H - KM# 743.5 - 186,042 1832 I - KM# 743.6 - 72,017 1832 K - KM# 743.7 - 75,918 1832 L - KM# 743.8 - 23,989 1832 M - KM# 743.9 - 69,137 1832 MA - KM# 743.10 - 63,860 1832 Q - KM# 743.11 - 22,379 1832 T - KM# 743.12 - 103,684 1832 W - KM# 743.13 - 426,340 1833 A - KM# 743.1 - 193,619 1833 B - KM# 743.2 - 104,490 1833 BB - KM# 743.3 - 73,950 1833 D - KM# 743.4 - 97,518 1833 H - KM# 743.5 - 22,252 1833 I - KM# 743.6 - 1833 K - KM# 743.7 - 23,464 1833 L - KM# 743.8 - 13,603 1833 M - KM# 743.9 - 49,694 1833 MA - KM# 743.10 - 20,710 1833 Q - KM# 743.11 - 36,730 1833 T - KM# 743.12 - 28,321 1833 W - KM# 743.13 - 167,435 1834 A - KM# 743.1 - 492,360 1834 B - KM# 743.2 - 342,618 1834 BB - KM# 743.3 - 115,205 1834 D - KM# 743.4 - 97,821 1834 H - KM# 743.5 - 71,759 1834 I - KM# 743.6 - 34,165 1834 K - KM# 743.7 - 56,547 1834 L - KM# 743.8 - 17,238 1834 M - KM# 743.9 - 77,696 1834 MA - KM# 743.10 - 19,114 1834 Q - KM# 743.12 - 69,351 1834 T - KM# 743.11 - 104,182 1834 W - KM# 743.13 - 729,438 1835 A - KM# 743.1 - 451,898 1835 B - KM# 743.2 - 19,159 1835 BB - KM# 743.3 - 1835 D - KM# 743.4 - 39,659 1835 H - KM# 743.5 - 9,679 1835 I - KM# 743.6 - 47,651 1835 K - KM# 743.7 - 41,773 1835 L - KM# 743.8 - 1835 M - KM# 743.9 - 41,109 1835 MA - KM# 743.10 - 15,290 1835 T - KM# 743.12 - 17,452 1835 W - KM# 743.13 - 1836 A - KM# 743.1 - 112,070 1836 B - KM# 743.2 - 113,457 1836 BB - KM# 743.3 - 72,581 1836 D - KM# 743.4 - 5,513 1836 K - KM# 743.7 - 19,732 1836 M - KM# 743.9 - 6,741 1836 W - KM# 743.13 - 56,900 1837 A - KM# 743.1 - 104,179 1837 B - KM# 743.2 - 255,661 1837 BB - KM# 743.3 - 21,846 1837 D - KM# 743.4 - 9,766 1837 K - KM# 743.7 - 35,778 1837 MA - KM# 743.10 - 25,057 1837 W - KM# 743.13 - 229,900 1838 A - KM# 743.1 - 93,180 1838 B - KM# 743.2 - 155,561 1838 BB - KM# 743.3 - 82,063 1838 D - KM# 743.4 - 1838 K - KM# 743.7 - 19,487 1838 MA - KM# 743.10 - 1838 W - KM# 743.13 - 169,725 1839 A - KM# 743.1 - 35,989 1839 B - KM# 743.2 - 101,997 1839 BB - KM# 743.3 - 47,208 1839 D - KM# 743.4 - 1839 D - KM# 743.4 - 7,287 1839 K - KM# 743.7 - 31,448 1839 W - KM# 743.13 - 104,695 1840 A - KM# 743.1 - 42,276 1840 B - KM# 743.2 - 120,387 1840 BB - KM# 743.3 - 67,810 1840 D - KM# 743.4 - 10,128 1840 K - KM# 743.7 - 39,073 1840 W - KM# 743.13 - 52,940 1841 A - KM# 743.1 - 67,967 1841 B - KM# 743.2 - 22,079 1841 BB - KM# 743.3 - 57,865 1841 K - KM# 743.7 - 37,436 1841 W - KM# 743.13 - 290,020 1842 A - KM# 743.1 - 17,337 1842 B - KM# 743.2 - 147,196 1842 BB - KM# 743.3 - 26,420 1842 K - KM# 743.7 - 34,629 1842 W - KM# 743.13 - 199,352 1843 A - KM# 743.1 - 67,524 1843 B - KM# 743.2 - 67,250 1843 BB - KM# 743.3 - 58,919 1843 K - KM# 743.7 - 27,806 1843 W - KM# 743.13 - 286,478 1844 A - KM# 743.1 - 30,175 1844 B - KM# 743.2 - 12,521 1844 BB - KM# 743.3 - 85,660 1844 K - KM# 743.7 - 31,090 1844 W - KM# 743.13 - 289,370 1845 A - KM# 743.1 - 19,182 1845 A - KM# 743.1 - 1845 B - KM# 743.2 - 201,049 1845 BB - KM# 743.3 - 75,596 1845 K - KM# 743.7 - 17,736 1845 W - KM# 743.13 - 353,015 1846 A - KM# 743.1 - 304,608 1846 BB - KM# 743.2 - 43,475 1846 K - KM# 743.7 - 17,800 1846 W - KM# 743.13 - 48,974 1847 A - KM# 743.1 - 798,285 1847 BB - KM# 743.3 - 63,749 1847 K - KM# 743.7 - 6,498 1848 A - KM# 743.1 - 83,438 1848 BB - KM# 743.3 - 23,211 1848 D - KM# 743.4 - 11,710 |
| Additional information |
Louis-Philippe's 2 franc pieces were produced across multiple Paris mint administrations during the July Monarchy, a regime born from the three-day revolution of July 1830 that overthrew Charles X. The transition government moved quickly to overhaul coinage, replacing Bourbon iconography within months of the new king's accession. Edges on the early issues sometimes show inconsistent lettering depth, a known artifact of the period's tooling changeover rather than post-mint damage.
The July Monarchy collapsed in February 1848, and silver coinage of Louis-Philippe was demonetized with unusual speed as the Second Republic asserted itself.