1916 French Silver 2 Francs

Obverse

Reverse

Type Details

Country:  France 
Period:  Modern Republic 
Face value:  2 Francs 
Dates:  From 1898 to 1920 
Purpose:  Circulation 
 
Obverse:  Figure sowing seeds 
Legend:  REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE 
 
Reverse:  Leafy branch divides date and denomination 
Legend:  LIBERTE · EGALITE · FRATERNITE 2 FRANCS 
 
Edge:  Reeded 
 
Designer(s) / Engraver(s): 
  Louis Oscar Roty 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 845 

Currency

Unit:  French Franc 
System:  Decimal 
 
Fractions:  100 Centimes = 1 Franc
 
Mint Marks: 
A, (a) - Monnaie de Paris, Paris, France
B - Rouen, France
B – Beaumont-le-Roger, France (1943-1958)
B, (b) – La Monnaie Royale, Brussels, Belgium (B inside circle)
BB - Strasbourg, France
C - Castelsarrasin, France
CL - Genoa, Italy
D - Lyon, France
G - Geneve, Switzerland
H - La Rochelle, France
I - Limoges, France
K - Bordeaux, France
L - Bayonne, France
M - Toulouse, France
MA - Marseille, France (MA monogram)
Q - Perpignan, France
R - London, England
(R) - Rome, Italy (crowned R)
(s) - Real Casa de la Moneda, Madrid, Spain (star)
T - Nantes, France
(tb) - Poissy, France (Thunderbolt)
U - Turin, Italy
W - Lille, France

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Issue

Year: 
1916 
Mintage:  17,887,000 
Scarcity: 
 
Valuation: 
Notes:  KM# 845.1 minted in Paris (France). 

Specifications

Total Weight:  10.0000g (0.32 Oz)  
Composition:  Silver 
Fineness:  0.8350 
Silver Content:  8.35g (0.27 Oz)  
Silver Value:  $10.89 
Alignment: 
Coin 
Diameter:  27.00mm 

Description

Varieties:

  • KM# 845.1 (1898-1920) minted in Paris (France).
  • KM# 845.2 (1914) minted in Castelsarrasin (France).

Value Range

Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1916 17,887,000 $14.00 $16.50 $19.00 $22.50 $32.50
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