2 Francs Vichy French State

Features

Issuer	France
Ruling authority	French State (1940-1944)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1943-1944
Value	2 Francs
Currency	Franc (1795-1959)
Composition	Aluminium
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	Franc 2014# 270 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , Gad 1789# 536 Francesco Pastrone. Monnaies françaises (Gadoury). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco (3 volumes). , KM# 904 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes). , Schön# 214 Battenberg (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (3 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

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ÉTAT FRANÇAIS
S PACIS
PETAIN

Engraver: Lucien Georges Bazor

Reverse

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

Edge

Plain

Mints

	Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
B	Beaumont-le-Roger, France
C	Castelsarrasin, France (?-1946)

Mark

Lucien Bazor, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1931-1958)

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	References		Frequency
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1943									Franc 2014# 270/1 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.	Essai	2%
1943	114 573 271	$ 0.08	$ 0.34	$ 0.34	$ 0.60	$ 1.00	$ 3.10	$ 7.30	Franc 2014# 270/2 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , KM# 904.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes).		81%
1943 B	34 131 000		$ 1.10	$ 3.60	$ 3.60	$ 3.60	$ 3.60		Franc 2014# 270/3 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , KM# 904.2 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes).		15%
1944	32 769 825	$ 0.11	$ 0.28	$ 0.50	$ 1.10	$ 1.10	$ 5.00	$ 13	Franc 2014# 270/4 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , KM# 904.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes).		29%
1944 B	10 297 863		$ 0.97	$ 1.70	$ 2.80	$ 4.00	$ 4.00	$ 17	Franc 2014# 270/5 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , KM# 904.2 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes).		20%
1944 C	19 470 267		$ 1.10	$ 2.30	$ 3.20	$ 5.20			Franc 2014# 270/6 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , KM# 904.3 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes).		16%

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– Franc 2014# 270/2, KM# 904.1 • 27 mm • 1.7 g (see more)

– Franc 2014# 270/5, KM# 904.2 • 27 mm • 1.7 g (see more)

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