France 1933 2 francs

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen is a common date of a series struck 1931-41 during the last years of the French Third Republic. Most of the dates are common, except for the 1935, but are not readily available in nice condition. There are similar one franc and fifty centimes issues.

Recorded mintage: 8,412,770^[1].

Specification: 8 g, aluminum bronze, 27 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by Pierre Alexandre Morlon (1878-1951).

Catalog reference: F.268/5, KM 886.

Source:

• Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.

Link to:

• 1932 2 francs
• 1933 10 centimes
• 1933 25 centimes
• 1933 50 centimes
• 1933 5 francs, Bazor
• 1933 5 francs, Lavrillier
• 1933 10 francs
• 1933 20 francs
• 1933 100 francs
• 1934 10 francs
• 1937 2 francs
• Coins and currency dated 1933
• return to French two francs coins, AN12-2001.