France 1938 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: 28,071,831.

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

Catalog reference: F.268/11, KM 886.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2011, 20me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2011.
• Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.

Link to:

• 1937 2 francs
• 1938 25 centimes
• 1938 50 centimes
• 1938 franc
• 1938 5 francs, aluminum-bronze
• 1938 10 francs
• 1938 20 francs
• 1939 2 francs
• Coins and currency dated 1938