France 1940 2 francs

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen is a common date of a type struck at the Paris mint 1931-41 under the Third Republic of France. This design was also used on one franc and fifty centimes of the Thirties.

Recorded mintage: 9,715,881.

Specification: 2.2 g, aluminum, 27 mm diameter, after a design by Pierre Alexandre Morlon (1878-1951).

Catalog reference: F.268/13, 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.
• Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.

Link to:

• 1939 2 francs
• 1940 25 centimes
• 1940 5 francs
• 1941 2 francs, aluminum-bronze, Morlon head
• Coins and currency dated 1940