View source for French West Africa 1944 franc

[[Image:Fr W Africa 1944 franc obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]]
[[Image:Fr W Africa 1944 franc rev DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb]]

[[French West Africa]] was an administrative grouping of the various French colonies in West Africa, including Mauretania, Senegal, Dahomey, French Sudan (now Mali), Ivory Coast, Upper Volta, Niger and French [[Guinea 1971 5 sylis|Guinea]]. [[Togo]] was added later. All obtained independence by the early 1960's and today the coinage is obsolete. This coin was minted in London during World War Two for the Free French regime there. It is somewhat scarce in choice condition.

''Recorded mintage:'' 15,000,000.

''Specification:'' aluminum bronze, 23 mm diameter.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 2.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. 
* Gadoury, Victor, and George Cousinié, ''Monnaies Coloniales Françaises, 1670-1988, 2me Éd.,'' Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 1988.

''Link to:''
* [[French West Africa 1944 50 centimes|1944 50 centimes]]* [[French West Africa 1956 10 francs|1956 10 francs]]
* [[French West Africa 1956 25 francs|1956 25 francs]]
* [[Cameroon 1958 25 francs]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1944]]

[[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]