2 Francs Piedfort, aluminium

Issuer French Cameroon (1916-1960)
Year 1948
Type Coin pattern
Value 2 Francs (2 FCFA)
Currency CFA franc (French Equatorial Africa, 1945-1960)
Composition Aluminium
Weight 4.39 g
Diameter 27 mm
Thickness
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s) Lucien Georges Bazor
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#PE2
Obverse description Left-facing bust of Liberty wearing winged Phyrigyan cap. Ships in background.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE UNION FRANÇAISE L BAZOR GB ESSAI 1948
(Translation: French Republic French Union. Trial.)
Reverse description Front-facing rhim gazelle (Gazella leptoceros) head, flanked by plants, grapes semicircle at top.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering 2 F. TERRITOIRE DU CAMEROUN
(Translation: Territory of the Cameroon.)
Edge
Mint Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage 1948 - - 104
Numisquare ID 8309130610
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