2 Francs

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 Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)
References	F# 269, Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc (10th edition). Les Chevau-légers, Paris, France. Gad# 538, Francesco Pastrone; 2019. Monnaies francaises, 1789-2019 (24th 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. Schön# 201a 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

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

Edge

Smooth

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Mints

	Paris, France (864-date)
B	Beaumont-le-Roger, France
C	Castelsarrasin, France

Marks

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

Comments

See also

• Allegory
• Cornucopia
• Wreath

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Date		Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1941											2%	Essai, struck during French Occupation
1941			$ 0.17	$ 0.21	$ 1.10	$ 1.10	$ 1.10				31%	KM#886a.1; cornucopia; wing mark, struck during French Occupation
1944											0.7%	Essai
1944				$ 1.00	$ 1.10	$ 1.80	$ 3.70	$ 3.70			20%	KM#886a.1; cornucopia; wing mark
1945		16 636 896	$ 0.21	$ 0.62	$ 0.62	$ 1.10	$ 2.30	$ 3.20	$ 7.90		30%	KM#886a.1; cornucopia; wing mark
1945 B		1 726 144		$ 5.10	$ 5.10	$ 5.10	$ 5.10				9%	KM#886a.2
1945 C		1 164 705		$ 5.30	$ 11	$ 13	$ 15				8%	KM#886a.3
1946		34 462 877	$ 0.05	$ 0.26	$ 0.53	$ 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	$ 0.21	$ 0.21	$ 0.26	$ 0.53	$ 1.60	$ 1.60	$ 3.70		53%	KM#886a.1; cornucopia; wing mark
1947 B		26 219 500	$ 0.17	$ 0.17	$ 0.53	$ 0.53	$ 1.40	$ 1.40	$ 13		29%	KM#886a.2
1948		32 354 500	$ 0.05	$ 0.26	$ 0.32	$ 0.74	$ 1.10	$ 3.30	$ 3.30		36%	KM#886a.1; cornucopia; wing mark
1948 B		39 090 000	$ 0.11	$ 0.11	$ 0.42	$ 0.53	$ 1.60	$ 2.10			34%	KM#886a.2
1949		13 683 500	$ 0.20	$ 0.21	$ 0.63	$ 0.97	$ 1.20	$ 1.60	$ 6.50		23%	KM#886a.1; cornucopia; wing mark
1949 B		23 955 000	$ 0.24	$ 0.26	$ 0.38	$ 1.10	$ 5.30				26%	KM#886a.2
1950		12 590 508		$ 0.36	$ 0.53	$ 1.10	$ 5.30				21%	KM#886a.1; cornucopia; wing mark
1950 B		18 185 000		$ 0.53	$ 0.74	$ 1.10	$ 2.80	$ 3.10	$ 5.10		22%	KM#886a.2
1958		9 906 000	$ 0.05	$ 0.32	$ 0.53	$ 0.94	$ 3.10	$ 3.10	$ 4.70		20%	KM#886a.1; cornucopia; owl mark
1959		17 774 500		$ 0.32	$ 0.42	$ 1.10	$ 2.10	$ 2.50	$ 3.50		25%	KM#886a.1; cornucopia; owl mark

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