Issuer |
France
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Period |
French State (1940-1944)
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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, ![]()
Francesco Pastrone; 2021. Monnaies francaises, 1789-2021 (25th edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco.
KM# 904, ![]() And 5 more volumes. ![]() And 2 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
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Paris, France (600-1973) |
B | Beaumont-le-Roger, France |
C | Castelsarrasin, France (?-1946) |
Lucien Bazor, General coin engraver, Paris (1931-1958) |
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Date | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||
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1943 | 2% | Essai | |||||||||||
1943 | 114 573 271 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.32 | $ 0.32 | $ 0.57 | $ 1.00 | $ 2.90 | $ 6.40 | 82% | KM#904.1 (Paris) | |||
1943 B | 34 131 000 | $ 1.10 | $ 1.30 | $ 6.20 | $ 6.20 | $ 7.80 | 16% | KM#904.2 (Beaumont) | |||||
1944 | 32 769 825 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.26 | $ 0.47 | $ 1.10 | $ 3.20 | $ 7.60 | 29% | KM#904.1 (Paris) | ||||
1944 B | 10 297 863 | $ 0.91 | $ 2.10 | $ 3.40 | $ 4.80 | $ 5.60 | $ 15 | 21% | KM#904.2 (Beaumont) | ||||
1944 C | 19 470 267 | $ 1.10 | $ 3.40 | $ 3.80 | $ 4.90 | 16% | KM#904.3 (Castelsarrasin) |
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