2 Francs
© Subli37
Features
| Country | France - Modern |
|---|---|
| Period | Fourth Republic (1946-1958) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1941-1959 |
| Value | 2 Francs (2) |
| Composition | Aluminium |
| Weight | 2.2 g |
| Diameter | 27 mm |
| Thickness | 1.8 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 02-17-2005 |
| References | KM# 886a, Gad# 538, F# 269, Schön# 201a Standard Catalog of World Coins by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) Monnaies francaises by Francesco Pastrone (Victor Gadoury) Le Franc by Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt (Les Chevau-légers) Weltmünzkatalog by Gerhard Schön, Günter Schön (Battenberg Gietl Verlag) |
Obverse
Wreathed female head facing left, lettering around edge both sides, engraver's name behind head.
Lettering:
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
MORLON
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.
Lettering:
LIBERTE-EGALITE
FRATERNITE
2
FRANCS
1958
Engraver: Pierre-Alexandre Morlon
Edge
Smooth
© Eagle68
Comments
Mint letters:
None = Monnaie de Paris, Paris, France
B = Beaumont-le-Roger, Normandy, France
C = Castelsarassin, Midi-Pyrénées, France
Manage my collection
To manage your collection, please log in.
| Year | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Essai | ||||||||||
| 1941 | 0.30 | 3.33 | 1.11 | 0.98 | KM#886a.1; cornucopia; wing mark | ||||||
| 1944 | Essai | ||||||||||
| 1944 | 0.32 | 1.22 | 2.02 | 55.43 | KM#886a.1; cornucopia; wing mark | ||||||
| 1945 | 16,636,896 | 0.92 | 0.44 | 1.14 | 2.45 | KM#886a.1; cornucopia; wing mark | |||||
| 1945 B | 1,726,144 | 2.22 | 20.79 | KM#886a.2 | |||||||
| 1945 C | 1,164,705 | 4.99 | 11.09 | 13.30 | 157.99 | KM#886a.3 | |||||
| 1946 | 34,462,877 | 0.55 | 0.67 | 1.11 | 11.09 | KM#886a.1; cornucopia; wing mark | |||||
| 1946 B | 6,017,500 | 3.33 | 3.33 | KM#886a.2 | |||||||
| 1947 | 78,984,000 | 0.33 | 0.29 | 0.54 | 1.95 | KM#886a.1; cornucopia; wing mark | |||||
| 1947 B | 26,219,500 | 0.19 | 0.33 | 0.55 | 1.50 | KM#886a.2 | |||||
| 1948 | 32,354,500 | 0.63 | 0.33 | 0.79 | 4.43 | KM#886a.1; cornucopia; wing mark | |||||
| 1948 B | 39,090,000 | 0.83 | 0.44 | 0.55 | 1.60 | KM#886a.2 | |||||
| 1949 | 13,683,500 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 1.15 | 5.63 | KM#886a.1; cornucopia; wing mark | |||||
| 1949 B | 23,955,000 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 1.11 | 11.09 | KM#886a.2 | |||||
| 1950 | 12,590,508 | 0.28 | 2.77 | 18.12 | KM#886a.1; cornucopia; wing mark | ||||||
| 1950 B | 18,185,000 | 0.37 | 0.67 | 1.11 | 2.86 | KM#886a.2 | |||||
| 1958 | 9,906,000 | 0.23 | 0.55 | 2.85 | KM#886a.1; cornucopia; owl mark | ||||||
| 1959 | 17,774,500 | 0.26 | 1.11 | 2.55 | KM#886a.1; cornucopia; owl mark | ||||||
Values in the table above are expressed in USD. They are based on evaluations by Numista users and sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as a measure, but they are not intended to be relied upon for buying, selling or exchanging coins. Numista does not buy or sell coins.
Get this coin
Members from this site want to exchange this coin: PaulEuro, raiemantadive, spike1, hrundy, lebryant, Sisilija, rubbich, adriarth, js33, Dmitry_Z, MikeF, stangana, Métha, Piloupio, François_le_Français, Loïc, roger914, cobra, purebraziliance, Emilie80, quisques, Dragonata, lave-vaisselle, Detti07, de_lange_jaap, ELIOTT76, Crapgamer, Surcouf94, mirkos, sebastien12, Andy45, AU24K, TDn21, indy47, morkil1, Deivy, katermurr, skfunky74, MahdiBelbey, phil8383 …
Country: Belgium
Languages :
(×177)Country: France
Languages :
(×78)Country: Germany
Languages :
(×31)Country: France
Languages :
(×8)Country: United Kingdom
Languages :
(×159)Country: United States
Languages :
(×1)Country: Belgium
Languages :
(×183)Country: France
Languages :
(×9)Country: France
Languages :
(×3)Country: Russia
Languages :
(×20)Country: France
Languages :
(×1)Country: Spain
Languages :
(×26)Country: France
Languages :
(×1)Country: France
Languages :
(×211)Country: France
Languages :
(×112)Country: France
Languages :
(×278)Country: United States
Languages :
(×519)Country: France
Languages :
(×27)Country: Spain
Languages :
(×39)Country: Norway
Languages :
(×39)Country: Spain
Languages :
(×121)Country: Hungary
Languages :
Country: Canada
Languages :
(×108)Country: Germany
Languages :
(×211)Country: Germany
Languages :
Country: France
Languages :
(×26)Country: United Kingdom
Languages :
Country: France
Languages :
(×145)Country: United Kingdom
Languages :
(×26)Country: France
Languages :
(×2)Country: France
Languages :
(×102)Country: United States
Languages :
(×24)Country: France
Languages :
(×8)Country: France
Languages :
(×35)Country: Belgium
Languages :
Country: France
Languages :
(×83)Country: France
Languages :
(×12)Country: Poland
Languages :
(×16)Country: Tunisia
Languages :
(×52)Country: France
Languages :
» See details for each year/mintmark
Contribute to the catalog
Modify or add information about this coinMatch coins from past online sales