France 1981 2 francs

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This issue is a common date of a type struck at the Paris mint for France 1979-2001. Some dates, such as 1984-93, 1995, 1997 and 1999, are only available from FDC sets. A few struck in medal alignment exist.

Recorded mintage: 120,000,000.

Specification: 7.5 g, nickel, 26.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 942.1, F.272/5.

Sources:

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

Link to:

• 1980 2 francs, struck in gold
• 1981 5 centimes
• 1981 20 centimes, struck in silver
• France 1985 2 francs, struck in platinum
• Coins and currency dated 1981