2 Francs

Features

Issuer	French West Africa
Period	French Union (1946-1958)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1948-1955
Value	2 Francs
Currency	CFA franc (1944-1958)
Composition	Aluminium (95% Aluminium, 5% Magnesium)
Weight	2.24 g
Diameter	27 mm
Thickness	1.94 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 2866
References	Lec# 11, 12 Jean Lecompte; 2007. Monnaies et jetons des colonies françaises = Coins and Tokens of the French Colonies (2^nd Edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco. , KM# 4 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 4 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Obverse

Marianne's head, facing left, wearing a winged Phrygian cap.
Several ships in the background.
Date below exergue line, followed by privy mark.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE UNION FRANÇAISE
L. BAZOR GB
1948

Engraver: Lucien Georges Bazor

Reverse

Leptoceros gazelle head facing divides denomination, various crops.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
2 F.
AFRIQUE OCCIDENTALE FRANÇAISE

Engraver: Lucien Georges Bazor

Edge

Plain

Mint

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

Mark

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

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Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	References	Frequency
Undetermined
1948	12 665 000	$ 0.58	$ 0.99	$ 2.20	$ 3.30	$ 3.80	$ 3.80	Lec# 11 Jean Lecompte; 2007. Monnaies et jetons des colonies françaises = Coins and Tokens of the French Colonies (2^nd Edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco.	91%
1955	1 400 000		$ 2.50	$ 2.50	$ 4.20	$ 5.40	$ 6.90	Lec# 12 Jean Lecompte; 2007. Monnaies et jetons des colonies françaises = Coins and Tokens of the French Colonies (2^nd Edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco.	17%

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