2 Francs
Obverse © nordboutik59 – Reverse © Jérémy Pureur
Features
| Issuer |
France
 |
|---|---|
| Period |
Fourth Republic (1946-1958)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1941-1959 |
| Value | 2 Francs |
| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
| Composition | Aluminium-magnesium (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 |
F# 269,  Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc (10th edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.
Francesco Pastrone; 2021. Monnaies francaises, 1789-2021 (25th edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco.
KM# 886a,  Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes.  Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more 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
Pierre-Alexandre Morlon, born in Mâcon in 1878, and d died in 1951, was a French medallist and sculptor.
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
Engraver: Pierre-Alexandre Morlon
Pierre-Alexandre Morlon, born in Mâcon in 1878, and d died in 1951, was a French medallist and sculptor.
Edge
Smooth
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Mints
 |
Paris, France (600-1973) |
| B | Beaumont-le-Roger, France |
| C | Castelsarrasin, France (?-1946) |
Marks
 |
Lucien Bazor, General coin engraver, Paris (1931-1958) |
 |
Raymond Joly, General coin engraver, Paris (1958-1974) |
Comments
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| Date | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||
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| 1941 | 1.9% | Essai, struck during French Occupation | |||||||||||
| 1941 | |
$ 0.15 | $ 0.22 | $ 1.10 | $ 1.10 | $ 1.10 | 31% | KM#886a.1; cornucopia; wing mark, struck during French Occupation | |||||
| 1944 | 0.6% | Essai | |||||||||||
| 1944 | |
$ 0.31 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.10 | $ 2.30 | $ 2.30 | $ 2.30 | 20% | KM#886a.1; cornucopia; wing mark | ||||
| 1945 | |
16 636 896 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.54 | $ 0.54 | $ 1.10 | $ 1.90 | $ 3.20 | 29% | KM#886a.1; cornucopia; wing mark | |||
| 1945 B | |
1 726 144 | $ 4.30 | $ 4.30 | $ 4.30 | $ 4.30 | 9% | KM#886a.2 | |||||
| 1945 C | |
1 164 705 | $ 5.40 | $ 11 | $ 13 | $ 15 | 8% | KM#886a.3 | |||||
| 1946 | |
34 462 877 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.27 | $ 0.54 | $ 1.10 | $ 1.10 | 31% | KM#886a.1; cornucopia; wing mark | ||||
| 1946 B | |
6 017 500 | $ 1.20 | $ 3.40 | $ 3.40 | $ 3.40 | $ 19 | 12% | KM#886a.2 | ||||
| 1947 | |
78 984 000 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.27 | $ 0.54 | $ 1.40 | $ 1.40 | $ 3.80 | 52% | KM#886a.1; cornucopia; wing mark | ||
| 1947 B | |
26 219 500 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.54 | $ 0.54 | $ 1.40 | $ 1.40 | 29% | KM#886a.2 | |||
| 1948 | |
32 354 500 | $ 0.20 | $ 0.27 | $ 0.32 | $ 0.76 | $ 1.10 | $ 4.10 | $ 4.60 | 35% | KM#886a.1; cornucopia; wing mark | ||
| 1948 B | |
39 090 000 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.43 | $ 0.54 | $ 1.10 | $ 2.00 | 33% | KM#886a.2 | |||
| 1949 | |
13 683 500 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.65 | $ 0.97 | $ 1.10 | $ 1.40 | $ 6.60 | 23% | KM#886a.1; cornucopia; wing mark | ||
| 1949 B | |
23 955 000 | $ 0.25 | $ 0.27 | $ 0.42 | $ 1.10 | $ 2.90 | 26% | KM#886a.2 | ||||
| 1950 | |
12 590 508 | $ 0.37 | $ 0.54 | $ 1.10 | $ 5.40 | 21% | KM#886a.1; cornucopia; wing mark | |||||
| 1950 B | |
18 185 000 | $ 0.07 | $ 0.54 | $ 0.72 | $ 1.10 | $ 3.10 | $ 3.40 | $ 5.40 | 21% | KM#886a.2 | ||
| 1958 | |
9 906 000 | $ 0.05 | $ 0.32 | $ 0.54 | $ 0.97 | $ 3.10 | $ 3.10 | $ 4.80 | 20% | KM#886a.1; cornucopia; owl mark | ||
| 1959 | |
17 774 500 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.32 | $ 0.43 | $ 1.10 | $ 2.20 | $ 2.20 | $ 3.60 | 25% | KM#886a.1; cornucopia; owl mark | ||
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| Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Sold price |
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Katz Auction 79 Lot 371 
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Mar 21, 2023 | Undetermined | AU | Unsold |
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Katz Auction 92 Lot 2483
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Aug 15, 2023 | Undetermined | XF |
Unsold
The lot includes several items. |
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Katz Auction 82 Lot 1699
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May 13, 2023 | Undetermined | F | Unsold |
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Katz Auction 67 Lot 1138
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Sep 24, 2022 | Undetermined | F | Unsold |
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