Watch List notes:

FRANCE, État Français (Vichy). Philippe Pétain. Maréchal et chief de l'état, 1940-1944. CU-NI 5 Francs (22mm, 3.92 g, 6h). Paris mint; différents: cornucopia and wing. Lucien Bazor, engraver general. Régie des Monnaies, directors. Dated 1941. VG 764; KM 901. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 65. Gem lustrous and very choice with full luster.


This scarce piece, depicting the World War I hero and collaborationist leader Maréchal Philippe Pétain, was struck in quantity but never released into circulation.