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France 2 cents Daniel Dupuis 1911 A

France · 1911 · 2 centimes
Uncommon
€2.43minimum price
5,000,000coins minted
N1136 KM841
RAIn my collection · album RARA-6LNCF
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The coin's story

The Republic with a phrygian hat and adorned with an olive branch, the work of Dupuis, illustrates the republican spirit on this small 2 c of 1911. Discreet but full of symbols, it embodies civic dignity and artistic continuity at the heart of the Third Republic.

    Obverse

    REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE DANIEL-DUPUIS

    Head dressed in the Republic with the phrygian cap, trendy olive tree, signature DUPUIS.

    JDEngraved by Jean-Baptiste-Daniel Dupuis

    Reverse

    LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ • 2 • CENTIMES • 1911

    « 2 CENTIMES » value between two olive branches, republican currency in legend.

    JDEngraved by Jean-Baptiste-Daniel Dupuis

    Specifications

    • Denomination2 centimes
    • Year1911
    • Mintage5,000,000
    • MintMonnaie de Paris
    • MaterialBronze
    • ShapeRound
    • Diameter20.3 mm
    • Weight2 g
    • EdgePlain
    • ScriptsLatin

    Actual size

    2 centimes 20.3 mm 2 € 25.75 mm 1 € 23.25 mm

    Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins.

    Composition

    Copper95 % Tin5 %

    Reference catalogues

    N1136Numista KM841Krause (Standard Catalog of World Coins)

    Same country, same period at the scale of real diameters

    1 centime1911 · 15 mm 2 centimes1911 · 20.3 mm 5 centimes1913 · 25.1 mm 10 centimes1913 · 30 mm

    By the same engraver: Jean-Baptiste-Daniel Dupuis 3 coins

    1911France 1 cent Cerès Daniel-Dupuis 1911 A 1913France 5 cents 1913

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