Monaco (1943) 2 francs

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was struck at the Paris mint for the principality of Monaco during the reign of Louis II (r. 1922-49). The module matches that of a Vichy French two francs of the 1942-44 period. It is a one-year type, accompanied by an aluminum one franc (KM 120) and fairly common. Monaco was occupied by Italy in 1943 and by the Nazis in 1944, who deported and murdered as many Jews as they could find.

Recorded mintage: 1,250,000.

Specification: 2.25 g, 27 mm diameter, aluminum.

Catalog reference: KM 121.

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.

Link to:

• 1926 2 francs
• France 1944 2 francs KM-905
• 1950 10 francs
• Coins and currency dated 1943