Obverse
REPVBLIQVE FRANÇAISE MORLON
Marianne's Bust on the left, with a Phrygian cap decorated with wheat. Legend circular « REPVBLIQVE FRANÇAISE ». Signature « MORLON » under the neck.
PMEngraved by Pierre-Alexandre Morlon
France 2 francs 1941
France · 1941 · 2 francsCommon
€0.93minimum price
16,683,717coins minted
N709 KM886
The coin's story
Coin of 2 francs struck in 1941. Obverse: Marianne bust left, legend REPVBLIQVE FRANÇAISE, signed MORLON. Reverse: LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE, large 2, FRANCS vertical to the right, date 1941 in vertical digits, horns of abundance.
Reverse
LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE 2 FRANCS 1941
In the center, large number « 2 » overmount the Zinscription vertical « FRANCS ». The date « 1941 » is placed vertically to the left. Two horns of overflowing abundance of fruits and ears frame the value. The motto « LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE » appears in the arc above.
PMEngraved by Pierre-Alexandre Morlon
Specifications
- Denomination2 francs
- Year1941
- Mintage16,683,717
- MintMonnaie de Paris
- MaterialBronze aluminium (Cu 91% + Al 9%)
- ShapeRound
- Diameter27 mm
- Thickness2.14 mm
- Weight8 g
- EdgePlain
- ScriptsLatin
Actual size
Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 2.14 mm.
Composition
Copper 95 %
10 centimes1943 · 17.3 mm
10 centimes1945 · 17 mm
50 centimes1941 · 18 mm
50 centimes1942 · 18 mm
10 centimes1941 · 21 mm
10 centimes1941 · 21 mm
1 franc1942 · 23 mm
20 centimes1941 · 24 mm
