2 Francs

Features

Issuer	France
Ruling authority	French State (1940-1944) Fourth Republic (1946-1958)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1941-1959
Value	2 Francs
Currency	Franc (1795-1959)
Composition	Aluminium (95% Aluminium, 5% Magnesium)
Weight	2.2 g
Diameter	27 mm
Thickness	1.8 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	17 February 2005
Number	N# 677
References	Franc 2014# 269 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , Gad 1789# 538 Francesco Pastrone. Monnaies françaises (Gadoury). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco (3 volumes). , KM# 886a Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes). , Schön# 201a Battenberg (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (3 volumes).

Obverse

Wreathed female head facing left, lettering around edge both sides, engraver's name behind head.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLIQVE FRANÇAISE
MORLON

Translation: French Republic

Engraver: Pierre-Alexandre Morlon

Reverse

A cornucopia on each side, lettering at top, value in middle with date below. Privy mark to right of date.
If there is a B or C Mintmark it is in the gap between the two bases, below date.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LIBERTE-EGALITE
FRATERNITE
2
FRANCS
1958

Translation: Liberty, Equality, Fraternity

Engraver: Pierre-Alexandre Morlon

Edge

Plain

© Eagle68 (CC BY-NC)

Mints

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

Marks

	Lucien Bazor, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1931-1958)
	Raymond Joly, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1958-1974)

Comments

See also

• Allegory
• Cornucopia
• Wreath

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Date			Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	References			Frequency
Undetermined
1941											Franc 2014# 269/1 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.	Essai, struck during French Occupation		1.7%
1941				$ 0.18	$ 0.23	$ 1.10	$ 1.10	$ 1.10	$ 6.10		Franc 2014# 269/2 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , KM# 886a.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes).	Struck during French Occupation		31%
1944											Franc 2014# 269/3 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.	Essai		0.6%
1944				$ 0.23	$ 1.10	$ 1.10	$ 1.60	$ 3.80	$ 3.80		Franc 2014# 269/4 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , KM# 886a.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes).			19%
1945			16 636 896	$ 0.23	$ 0.57	$ 0.57	$ 1.10	$ 1.60	$ 1.60	$ 15	Franc 2014# 269/5 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , KM# 886a.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes).			29%
1945 B			1 726 144		$ 3.80	$ 3.80	$ 4.20	$ 4.50			Franc 2014# 269/6 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , KM# 886a.2 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes).			9%
1945 C			1 164 705		$ 4.30	$ 6.50	$ 11	$ 16			Franc 2014# 269/7 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , KM# 886a.3 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes).			8%
1946			34 462 877	$ 0.11	$ 0.28	$ 0.57	$ 1.10	$ 1.10	$ 1.20	$ 5.00	Franc 2014# 269/8 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , KM# 886a.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes).			30%
1946 B			6 017 500		$ 1.20	$ 3.00	$ 3.60	$ 4.50			Franc 2014# 269/9 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , KM# 886a.2 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes).			12%
1947			78 984 000	$ 0.23	$ 0.23	$ 0.28	$ 0.57	$ 1.50	$ 1.50	$ 2.80	Franc 2014# 269/10 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , KM# 886a.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes).			52%
1947 B			26 219 500	$ 0.18	$ 0.18	$ 0.55	$ 0.55	$ 1.00	$ 2.30		Franc 2014# 269/11 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , KM# 886a.2 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes).			28%
1948			32 354 500	$ 0.22	$ 0.28	$ 0.34	$ 0.79	$ 1.10	$ 3.40	$ 4.80	Franc 2014# 269/12 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , KM# 886a.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes).			35%
1948 B			39 090 000	$ 0.12	$ 0.12	$ 0.45	$ 0.57	$ 1.10	$ 2.30		Franc 2014# 269/13 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , KM# 886a.2 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes).			33%
1949			13 683 500	$ 0.10	$ 0.23	$ 0.59	$ 0.85	$ 1.10	$ 2.40	$ 7.00	Franc 2014# 269/14 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , KM# 886a.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes).			23%
1949 B			23 955 000	$ 0.22	$ 0.28	$ 0.41	$ 1.10	$ 1.70	$ 17		Franc 2014# 269/15 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , KM# 886a.2 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes).			25%
1950			12 590 508		$ 0.39	$ 0.48	$ 1.10	$ 5.60			Franc 2014# 269/16 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , KM# 886a.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes).			21%
1950 B			18 185 000	$ 0.06	$ 0.57	$ 0.68	$ 1.10	$ 3.00	$ 7.80	$ 7.80	Franc 2014# 269/17 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , KM# 886a.2 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes).			21%
1958			9 906 000	$ 0.12	$ 0.34	$ 0.57	$ 1.00	$ 1.30	$ 2.80	$ 5.10	Franc 2014# 269/18 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , KM# 886a.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes).			19%
1959			17 774 500	$ 0.18	$ 0.34	$ 0.34	$ 1.10	$ 1.80	$ 2.10	$ 3.80	Franc 2014# 269/19 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , KM# 886a.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes).			24%

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