Issuer | France |
---|---|
Period |
French State (1940-1944)
|
Type | Standard circulation coin |
Years | 1943-1944 |
Value | 2 Francs |
Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
Composition | Aluminium-magnesium |
Weight | 2.2 g |
Diameter | 27 mm |
Thickness | 1.7 mm |
Shape | Round |
Technique | Milled |
Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
Demonetized | 17 February 2005 |
Number | N# 299 |
References |
F# 270,
Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc (10th edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.
Gad# 536,
Francesco Pastrone; 2021. Monnaies francaises, 1789-2021 (25th 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, United States.
Schön# 214 And 5 more volumes.
Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.
And 1 more volumes. |
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
Script: Latin
Lettering:
ÉTAT FRANÇAIS
S PACIS
PETAIN
Engraver: Lucien Georges Bazor
Oak leaves either side of central numeral, lettering above, lettering below with date
Script: Latin
Lettering:
·TRAVAIL·FAMILLE·
·PATRIE·
2
·FRANCS·
1943
Translation:
·WORK·FAMILY·
·MOTHERLAND·
2
·FRANCS·
1943
Engraver: Lucien Georges Bazor
Smooth
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) | |
B | Beaumont-le-Roger, France |
C | Castelsarrasin, France (?-1946) |
Lucien Bazor, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1931-1958) |
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Date | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||||
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Undetermined | ||||||||||||||
1943 | 2% | Essai | ||||||||||||
1943 | 114 573 271 | $ 0.08 | $ 0.33 | $ 0.33 | $ 0.58 | $ 1.00 | $ 2.90 | $ 7.00 | 81% | KM#904.1 (Paris) | ||||
1943 B | 34 131 000 | $ 1.10 | $ 1.30 | $ 4.80 | $ 4.80 | $ 5.20 | 16% | KM#904.2 (Beaumont) | ||||||
1944 | 32 769 825 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.26 | $ 0.48 | $ 1.10 | $ 1.10 | $ 7.70 | 29% | KM#904.1 (Paris) | |||||
1944 B | 10 297 863 | $ 0.92 | $ 1.60 | $ 3.30 | $ 4.20 | $ 5.70 | $ 15 | 21% | KM#904.2 (Beaumont) | |||||
1944 C | 19 470 267 | $ 1.10 | $ 2.20 | $ 3.80 | $ 5.00 | 16% | KM#904.3 (Castelsarrasin) |
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