2 Centimes – France
Standard circulation coins
Context
Years: 1877–1897
Issuer: France 
Period:
(1870—1940)
Currency:
(1795—1959)
Demonetization: 24 November 1940
Total mintage: 9,953,000
Material
References
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Numista: #1135
Obverse
Inscription:
RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
OUDINÉ
1889
OUDINÉ
1889
Translation:
FRENCH REPUBLIC
OUDINÉ
1889
OUDINÉ
1889
Script: Latin
Language: French
Engraver: Eugène-André Oudiné
Reverse
Inscription:
LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ
2
CENTIMES
A
2
CENTIMES
A
Translation:
LIBERTY EQUALITY FRATERNITY
2
CENTIMES
A
2
CENTIMES
A
Script: Latin
Language: French
Engraver: Eugène-André Oudiné
Edge
Plain
Mints
| Name | Mark |
|---|---|
| Monnaie de Paris | (A) |
| Bordeaux | K |
Mintings
| Year | Mint Mark | Mintage | Quality | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1877 | — | — | ||
| 1877 | A | 500,000 | ||
| 1878 | A | 750,000 | ||
| 1878 | K | 362,500 | ||
| 1879 | A | 600,000 | ||
| 1882 | A | 290,500 | ||
| 1883 | A | 500,000 | ||
| 1884 | A | 300,000 | ||
| 1885 | A | 300,000 | ||
| 1886 | A | 300,000 | ||
| 1887 | A | 300,000 | ||
| 1888 | A | 400,000 | ||
| 1889 | A | 600,000 | ||
| 1890 | A | 300,000 | ||
| 1891 | A | 300,000 | ||
| 1892 | A | 500,000 | ||
| 1893 | A | 250,000 | ||
| 1894 | A | 150,000 | ||
| 1895 | A | 1,000,000 | ||
| 1896 | A | 1,000,000 | ||
| 1897 | A | 1,250,000 |
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