1938 FRANCE 2F

Issuer	France
Issuing regime	Third Republic (1870-1940) French State (1940-1944)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1931-1941
Value	2 Francs
Currency	Franc (1795-1959)
Composition	Copper-aluminium (91% Copper, 9% Aluminium)
Weight	8 g
Diameter	27 mm
Thickness	2.14 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	5 August 1949
Number	N# 709
References	Franc 2014# 268, Gad 1789# 535, KM# 886, Schön# 201

Obverse

Marianne's head left wearing a Phrygian cap decorated with a composite wreath made of olive tree leaves, oak, and wheat

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
MORLON

Translation: French Republic

Engraver: Pierre-Alexandre Morlon

Reverse

One-one cornucopia on the left and right sides

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LIBERTE-EGALITE
FRATERNITE
2
FRANCS
1939

Translation:
Freedom Equality
Brotherhood
2
Francs
1939

Engraver: Pierre-Alexandre Morlon

Edge

Plain

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Mint

Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)

Mark

Lucien Bazor, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1931-1958)