2 Francs
Obverse © nordboutik59 – Reverse © Jérémy Pureur
Features
| Issuer |
France
 |
|---|---|
| Period |
Third Republic (1870-1940)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1898-1920 |
| Value | 2 Francs |
| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
| Composition | Silver (.835) |
| Weight | 10 g |
| Diameter | 27 mm |
| Thickness | 2 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 25 June 1928 |
| Number | N# 680 |
| References | Franc 2014# 266 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. Éditions Victor Gadoury (publisher). Monnaies françaises (Gadoury). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco (9 volumes). Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes). |
Obverse
Figure, left, sowing seed "La Semeuse"
Script: Latin
Lettering:
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
O. Roty
Translation:
FRENCH REPUBLIC
O. Roty
Engraver: Louis-Oscar Roty
Reverse
Leafy branch divides denomination and date
Script: Latin
Lettering:
LIBERTE·EGALITE·FRATERNITE
2
FRANCS
1915
Translation:
LIBERTY·EQUALITY·BROTHERSHIP
2
FRANCS
1918
Engraver: Louis-Oscar Roty
Edge
Reeded
Mints
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Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
| C | Castelsarrasin, France (?-1946) |
Mark
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Henri-Auguste-Jules Patey, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1896-1930) |
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| Date | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | References | Frequency | |||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1898 | 
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5 000 000 | $ 18 | $ 18 | $ 20 | $ 20 | $ 55 | $ 58 | $ 100 | Franc 2014# 266/1Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
20% | ||||
| 1898 FM |
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Franc 2014# 266/2Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
(fr) flan mat | 0.8% | |||||||||||
| 1899 | 3 500 000 | $ 18 | $ 20 | $ 32 | $ 61 | Franc 2014# 266/3Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
14% | ||||||||
| 1899 FM |
|
(fr) flan mat - un seul exemplaire vu et expertisé | 0.04% | ||||||||||||
| 1900 | 450 938 | $ 17 | $ 64 | $ 64 | Franc 2014# 266/4Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
6% | |||||||||
| 1900 FM | 49 062 | Franc 2014# 266/5Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
(fr) flan mat | 0.3% | |||||||||||
| 1901 | |
|
1 860 000 | $ 14 | $ 26 | $ 34 | $ 49 | Franc 2014# 266/6Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
11% | ||||||
| 1902 | |
|
2 000 000 | $ 14 | $ 20 | $ 25 | $ 35 | $ 37 | Franc 2014# 266/7Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
12% | |||||
| 1904 | |
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1 500 000 | $ 18 | $ 22 | $ 42 | $ 290 | Franc 2014# 266/8Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
11% | ||||||
| 1905 | |
|
2 000 000 | $ 17 | $ 22 | $ 22 | $ 22 | Franc 2014# 266/9Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
12% | ||||||
| 1908 | |
|
2 501 808 | $ 18 | $ 20 | $ 24 | $ 35 | Franc 2014# 266/10Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
15% | ||||||
| 1909 | |
|
1 000 265 | $ 31 | $ 38 | $ 44 | Franc 2014# 266/11Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
9% | |||||||
| 1910 | |
|
2 190 000 | $ 23 | $ 25 | $ 25 | $ 25 | $ 100 | Franc 2014# 266/12Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
14% | |||||
| 1912 | |
1 000 000 | $ 28 | $ 39 | $ 39 | Franc 2014# 266/13Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
9% | ||||||||
| 1913 | |
500 000 | $ 49 | $ 49 | $ 49 | $ 100 | Franc 2014# 266/14Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
6% | |||||||
| 1914 | |
|
5 718 526 | $ 17 | $ 20 | $ 27 | $ 29 | $ 36 | Franc 2014# 266/15Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
23% | |||||
| 1914 C | |
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461 647 | $ 55 | $ 55 | $ 55 | $ 55 | $ 120 | Franc 2014# 266/16Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
10% | |||||
| 1915 | |
|
13 963 409 | $ 18 | $ 18 | $ 18 | $ 18 | $ 21 | $ 21 | $ 45 | Franc 2014# 266/17Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
36% | |||
| 1916 | |
|
17 886 653 | $ 18 | $ 18 | $ 19 | $ 20 | $ 21 | $ 34 | $ 43 | Franc 2014# 266/18Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
40% | |||
| 1917 | |
|
16 555 357 | $ 19 | $ 19 | $ 19 | $ 20 | $ 29 | $ 48 | Franc 2014# 266/19Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
39% | ||||
| 1918 | |
|
12 026 147 | $ 16 | $ 17 | $ 21 | $ 22 | $ 29 | $ 46 | Franc 2014# 266/20Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
35% | ||||
| 1919 | |
|
9 260 934 | $ 18 | $ 18 | $ 18 | $ 23 | $ 31 | $ 33 | Franc 2014# 266/21Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
28% | ||||
| 1920 | |
|
3 013 677 | $ 14 | $ 21 | $ 30 | $ 38 | $ 43 | Franc 2014# 266/22Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
12% | |||||
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Bullion value: USD 19.53
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Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232342 Lot 63242 
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12 Oct 2023 | 1898 – Franc 2014# 266/1, KM# 845.1 |
UNC (NGC MS65) |
USD 192.00
(incl. buyer's premium) |
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Heritage Auctions 2024 April 8 Spotlight: France World Coins Showcase Auction 61380 Lot 23118
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8 Apr 2024 | 1898 FM – Franc 2014# 266/2, KM# 845.1 – (fr) flan mat |
UNC (PCGS PR62) |
USD 660.00
(incl. buyer's premium) |
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CGB Live Auction June 2025 Lot fmd_1050553
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3 Jun 2025 | 1899 FM – (fr) flan mat - un seul exemplaire vu et expertisé | XF |
USD 1159.82
(EUR 1000.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Seul exemplaire vu et expertisé |
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Heritage Auctions 2024 December 29 - 30 Spotlight: France and French Colonies World Coins Showcase Auction 61420 Lot 24457
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29 Dec 2024 |
1901 – Franc 2014# 266/6, KM# 845.1 |
UNC (PCGS MS64) |
USD 336.00
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Heritage Auctions 2024 December 29 - 30 Spotlight: France and French Colonies World Coins Showcase Auction 61420 Lot 24458
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29 Dec 2024 |
1902 – Franc 2014# 266/7, KM# 845.1 |
UNC (PCGS MS64) |
USD 432.00
(incl. buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 63 Lot 1127
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26 Jul 2022 |
1904 – Franc 2014# 266/8, KM# 845.1 |
UNC |
USD 173.97
(EUR 150.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Heritage Auctions 2025 August 4 Spotlight: France & French Colonies World Coins Showcase Auction 61535 Lot 21094
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4 Aug 2025 |
1905 – Franc 2014# 266/9, KM# 845.1 |
UNC (PCGS MS61) |
USD 84.00
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Heritage Auctions 2025 August 4 Spotlight: France & French Colonies World Coins Showcase Auction 61535 Lot 21095
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4 Aug 2025 |
1908 – Franc 2014# 266/10, KM# 845.1 |
UNC (PCGS MS65) |
USD 1560.00
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Heritage Auctions 2024 December 29 - 30 Spotlight: France and French Colonies World Coins Showcase Auction 61420 Lot 24459
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29 Dec 2024 |
1909 – Franc 2014# 266/11, KM# 845.1 |
UNC (PCGS MS64) |
USD 288.00
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Auctiones eAuction 82 Lot 121
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17 Dec 2023 |
1910 – Franc 2014# 266/12, KM# 845.1 |
AU |
USD 107.32
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