2 Francs Vichy French State
Features
| Country | France |
|---|---|
| Period |
French State (1940-1944)
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| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1943-1944 |
| Value | 2 Francs (2) |
| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
| Composition | Aluminium-magnesium |
| Weight | 2.2 g |
| Diameter | 27 mm |
| Thickness | 1.7 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 02-17-2005 |
| Number |
N#
299
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| References |
F#
270,  Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc (10th edition). Les Chevau-légers, Paris, France.
Francesco Pastrone; 2017. Monnaies francaises, 1789-2017 (23rd edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco.
KM#
904,  Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. And 4 more volumes.  Gerhard Schön; 2020. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes. |
Obverse
Double-headed axe in centre with ear of wheat either side, lettering below. Lettering on top and bottom of axe
NOTE: If there is a mintmark it is on the left, above the wheat and to the side of the head
NOTE: The 1943 Essai coin has ESSAI above the axe
Lettering:
ÉTAT FRANÇAIS
S PACIS
PETAIN
Engraver: Lucien Georges Bazor
Lucien Georges Bazor was Chief Engraver at the Paris mint from 1930 to 1958. He was born in Paris in 1889 and initially studied under his father, Albert Bazor. Bazor later became the pupil of Patey at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts. He won the Grand Prix de Rome in 1923 for his engraving.
Reverse
Oak leaves either side of central numeral, lettering above, lettering below with date
Lettering:
·TRAVAIL·FAMILLE·
·PATRIE·
2
·FRANCS·
1943
Engraver: Lucien Georges Bazor
Lucien Georges Bazor was Chief Engraver at the Paris mint from 1930 to 1958. He was born in Paris in 1889 and initially studied under his father, Albert Bazor. Bazor later became the pupil of Patey at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts. He won the Grand Prix de Rome in 1923 for his engraving.
Edge
Smooth
Mints
| Paris, France (864-date) | |
| B | Beaumont-le-Roger, France |
| C | Castelsarrasin, France |
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| Date | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | 3% | Essai | ||||||||||
| 1943 | 114 573 271 | 0.10 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.64 | 1.13 | 4.09 | 5.23 | 82% | KM#904.1 (Paris) | ||
| 1943 B | 34 131 000 | 1.19 | 4.16 | 14.26 | 13.49 | 5.67 | 16% | KM#904.2 (Beaumont) | ||||
| 1944 | 32 769 825 | 0.29 | 0.52 | 1.22 | 3.54 | 30% | KM#904.1 (Paris) | |||||
| 1944 B | 10 297 863 | 1.01 | 2.72 | 4.69 | 5.96 | 6.38 | 6.48 | 21% | KM#904.2 (Beaumont) | |||
| 1944 C | 19 470 267 | 1.19 | 4.16 | 5.35 | 5.42 | 16% | KM#904.3 (Castelsarrasin) | |||||
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