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477 - FRENCH STATE - Marshal Philippe PÉTAIN - VICHY Government
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€120 - 150Sale fees
FRENCH STATE - Marshal Philippe PÉTAIN - VICHY Government July 11, 1940 - August 20, 1944 PHILIPPE PETAIN, MARSHAL OF FRANCE. His bust in uniform on the left. Below, *HEAD OF STATE*. Signed L. BAZOR. R/. WORK/ FAMILY/ COUNTRY. Franciscus cross between 5-F. Below, 1941 between two different marks. Striated edge. ♦ Gad 764 5-Franc cupronickel note by Bazor, 1941. (4.00 g) Rare. Very Fine/Superb. The German occupation authorities halted production to requisition nickel from the Paris Mint’s coin workshop for the war effort, believing that banknotes of the same value already in circulation were sufficient. Stored for three years in Castelsarrasin without ever entering circulation, the coins were sent to Germany to be melted down, but the ship carrying them sank in the Sambre River (Belgium) due to an Allied bombing raid. It is estimated that only 50,000 coins were recovered from the wreck.
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