2 Francs

Features

Issuer	Réunion › Réunion (1848-date)
Period	French Union (1946-1958) Fifth Republic (1958-date)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1948-1973
Value	2 Francs
Currency	Franc (1816-1965)
Composition	Aluminium (95% Aluminium, 5% Magnesium)
Weight	2.2 g
Diameter	27 mm
Thickness	2.03 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 5850
References	KM# 8 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 5 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Obverse

Marianne's head left, wearing a winged Phrygian cap, 4 ships in the background, and the date below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
L.BAZOR GB
1948

Translation: French Republic

Engraver: Lucien Georges Bazor

Reverse

Sugar cane plants divide value.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REUNION
2 FRS

Engraver: Lucien Georges Bazor

Edge

Plain

Mint

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

Marks

	Lucien Bazor, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1931-1958)
	Raymond Joly, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1958-1974)

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Date	Mintage	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
1948	2 000 000	$ 2.20	$ 3.10	$ 4.80	$ 4.80	$ 5.70	82%
1968	100 000						3%
1969	150 000		$ 6.50	$ 6.50	$ 6.50	$ 6.60	11%
1970	300 000						5%
1971	300 000			$ 5.80			6%
1973	500 000			$ 5.80	$ 5.80	$ 5.80	11%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 96 Lot 2137	23 Sep 2023	1948	UNC	USD 10.45 (EUR 9.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 88 Lot 2043	28 Jun 2023	1948	UNC	USD 8.12 (EUR 7.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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