1981 FRANCE 2 FRANCS

Obverse © nordboutik59 – Reverse © Jérémy Pureur

Features

Issuer	France
Ruling authority	Fifth Republic (1958-date)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1977-2001
Value	2 Francs (2 FRF)
Currency	New franc (1960-2001)
Composition	Nickel
Weight	7.5 g
Diameter	26.5 mm
Thickness	1.71 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	17 February 2005
Number	N# 7
References	KM# 942.1, Gad 1789# 547, Franc 2014# 272, Schön# 240

Obverse

The Sower, designed by Oscar Roty in 1900: a national emblem of the French Republic

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
D'APRÈS O.ROTY

Translation: French Republic

Designer: Louis-Oscar Roty

Reverse

An olive branch and an oak branch, behind the face value, are surrounded with the French motto: "LIBERTE - EGALITE - FRATERNITE" (liberty, equality, fraternity)

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE
2
FRANCS
1981

Edge

Milled (widely spaced)

© ZacUK

Mint

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

Marks

	Émile Rousseau, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1974-1994)
	Pierre Rodier, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1994-2000)
	Gérard Buquoy, Head of the engraving department, Monnaie de Paris (2000-2002)

Comments

Different privy marks throughout mintages:
Without 1977
Dolphin 1978-94 Rousseau
Bee 1994-2000 Pierre Rodier
Horseshoe 2001 Gérard Buquoy