France 1940 5 francs

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen is the most common date of a type struck at the Paris mint 1938-40 and 1945-47. This was issued in the last days of the Third Republic as Hitler's armies prepared their blitzkreig around the Maginot Line.

Recorded mintage: 8,190,881.

Specification: 12 g, aluminum bronze, 31 mm diameter, designed by André-Henri Lavrillier (1885-1958).

Catalog reference: F.337/4, KM 888a.2.

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 nickel 5 francs
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• 1940 2 francs
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