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1941 2franc - Counterstamped

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Here is a coin that I think is in pretty good shape.
I have not been able to locate any information on this coin


1941-2franc---Counterstamped

1941-2franc---Counterstamped
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Whoa! This coin has a bit of history behind it!

The coin itself is from Vichy France, or the southern part of France that was basically a puppet government of Nazi Germany after they surrendered. After that, the French Free Forces under D. Gaulle went to the north to form a resistance against the Nazi puppet government. They adopted the Cross of Lorriane as their symbol, and apparently they stamped it on this coin (issued under non-Vichy France) as a kind of propaganda.

Here's more
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_French_Forces
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Wow thats interesting. Thanks for clarifying what the marks were. I was wondering if they were chop marks but I thought the coin was to modern to be chop marks.
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