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 (2) |
| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
| Composition | Aluminium-magnesium |
| Weight | 2.2 g |
| Diameter | 27 mm |
| Thickness | 1.8 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 17 February 2005 |
| Number |
N#
677
Numista type number (https://numista.com)
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| References |
F#
269,  Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc (10th edition). Les Chevau-légers, Paris, France.
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, USA. And 4 more volumes.  Gerhard Schön; 2020. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes. |
Obverse
Wreathed female head facing left, lettering around edge both sides, engraver's name behind head.
Lettering:
REPUBLIQVE FRANÇAISE
MORLON
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.
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
© Eagle68
Mints
| Paris, France (864-1973) | |
| B | Beaumont-le-Roger, France |
| C | Castelsarrasin, France |
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| Date | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | ||||||||||||
| 1941 | 2% | Essai, struck during French Occupation | ||||||||||
| 1941 | $ 0.18 | $ 0.23 | $ 1.13 | $ 1.13 | $ 1.11 | 32% | KM#886a.1; cornucopia; wing mark, struck during French Occupation | |||||
| 1944 | 0.7% | Essai | ||||||||||
| 1944 | $ 1.13 | $ 0.98 | $ 2.20 | $ 4.09 | 20% | KM#886a.1; cornucopia; wing mark | ||||||
| 1945 | 16 636 896 | $ 0.24 | $ 0.94 | $ 0.56 | $ 1.12 | $ 2.62 | $ 8.49 | 30% | KM#886a.1; cornucopia; wing mark | |||
| 1945 B | 1 726 144 | $ 5.65 | $ 3.61 | $ 17 | $ 1.17 | 9% | KM#886a.2 | |||||
| 1945 C | 1 164 705 | $ 3.39 | $ 6.78 | $ 14 | $ 16 | 8% | KM#886a.3 | |||||
| 1946 | 34 462 877 | $ 0.06 | $ 0.28 | $ 0.58 | $ 1.13 | $ 2.26 | 32% | KM#886a.1; cornucopia; wing mark | ||||
| 1946 B | 6 017 500 | $ 0.28 | $ 3.39 | $ 4.52 | $ 1.54 | 12% | KM#886a.2 | |||||
| 1947 | 78 984 000 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.28 | $ 0.56 | $ 1.78 | $ 6.05 | $ 3.96 | 53% | KM#886a.1; cornucopia; wing mark | ||
| 1947 B | 26 219 500 | $ 0.18 | $ 0.56 | $ 0.56 | $ 1.50 | $ 14 | 30% | KM#886a.2 | ||||
| 1948 | 32 354 500 | $ 0.03 | $ 0.28 | $ 0.34 | $ 0.80 | $ 1.13 | $ 2.65 | 36% | KM#886a.1; cornucopia; wing mark | |||
| 1948 B | 39 090 000 | $ 0.56 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.51 | $ 0.56 | $ 1.63 | $ 2.03 | 34% | KM#886a.2 | |||
| 1949 | 13 683 500 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.68 | $ 1.13 | $ 1.13 | $ 6.93 | 24% | KM#886a.1; cornucopia; wing mark | ||||
| 1949 B | 23 955 000 | $ 0.28 | $ 0.41 | $ 1.13 | $ 6.78 | 26% | KM#886a.2 | |||||
| 1950 | 12 590 508 | $ 0.38 | $ 0.56 | $ 1.29 | $ 5.65 | 22% | KM#886a.1; cornucopia; wing mark | |||||
| 1950 B | 18 185 000 | $ 0.56 | $ 0.68 | $ 1.13 | $ 2.83 | $ 5.50 | 22% | KM#886a.2 | ||||
| 1958 | 9 906 000 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.56 | $ 1.02 | $ 3.84 | $ 1.13 | $ 5.05 | 20% | KM#886a.1; cornucopia; owl mark | |||
| 1959 | 17 774 500 | $ 0.34 | $ 0.45 | $ 1.13 | $ 2.60 | $ 2.27 | $ 5.16 | 26% | KM#886a.1; cornucopia; owl mark | |||
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