Obverse · Republic
The head of Marianne faces left beneath a Phrygian cap. The Republic is identified by the surrounding national legend, and the engraver’s signature reads MORLON.
WORLD COINS - FRANCE - 2 FRANCS
1939 France 2 Francs
Morlon type · 8 g · 27 mm · Aluminium bronze
01 IDENTITY
Coin Identity
IssuerFrance
Denomination2 Francs
Calendar year1939
SeriesMorlon · aluminium-bronze
Coin typeStandard circulation issue
EraFrench Third Republic
Mint attributionMonnaie de Paris
02 PHYSICAL PROFILE
Physical Specifications
AlloyAluminium bronze · Cu 91%, Al 9%
Mass8 g
Diameter27 mm
Thickness2.14 mm (catalogued)
ShapeRound
EdgePlain
Die orientationCoin alignment ↑↓
DesignerPierre-Alexandre Morlon
03 DESIGN & CONTEXT
Design and Context
Reverse · Denomination
The numeral 2 and FRANCS denomination are balanced by two cornucopias. The reverse also carries the republican motto and the dated year 1939.
Textual design notes are independently written. No Numista or third-party coin photograph is embedded.
04 ISSUE & MINTAGE
Production Record
Dated year1939
Reported year-level mintage25,403,000 coins
Quantity statusSecondary catalogue figure; official mint total not independently verified
Varieties / special issuesStandard dated coin record
The coin carries the same Morlon republic motif and denomination design used across the dated series. Each date is kept as its own archive record.
Production figures reflect consulted specialist catalogue data, not a newly verified official Monnaie de Paris annual report. Essai and piéfort editions are not included as normal circulation figures.
Production figures reflect consulted specialist catalogue data, not a newly verified official Monnaie de Paris annual report. Essai and piéfort editions are not included as normal circulation figures.
05 COLLECTION RECORD
Archive Information
Archive IDFR-2F-MORLON-1939-CIRC
Coin codefr2f39
QR short URLhttps://metacoinart.com/q/fr2f39
Canonical archive path/world-coins/france/2-francs/1931-1941/1939/
Source levelOfficial mint historical context + secondary mintage cross-check
06 SOURCES & REFERENCES
References
OFFICIAL MINT · DESIGN HISTORY
Monnaie de Paris — Morlon and the Republic
Institutional collection and exhibition background identifying Morlon as the designer of the French 2-franc type.
Open reference ↗OFFICIAL MINT · INSTITUTION
Monnaie de Paris — History of the Mint
Official history of the French national mint; not presented as a source for this date's mintage.
Open reference ↗SPECIAL-ISSUE CONTEXT
Monnaie de Paris — 1931 Piéfort Morlon
Separate 1931 trial/piedfort museum specimen; its 13.41 g weight does not describe the regular 8 g circulation coin.
Open reference ↗CATALOGUE · DATE AND TYPE
Le Franc / CGB — F.268 Morlon
Secondary date-by-date type classification including 1931 and 1933 essais and 1933 variants; not an official mint publication.
Open reference ↗SECONDARY CATALOGUE
Numista — 2 Francs Morlon (N#709)
Secondary catalogue used to cross-check physical measurements and year figures only; no user images or price tables copied.
Open reference ↗