3 Pieces Bazor WW2 France under / Below Petain,Franconian Foil,Condition French

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In 1939, the Second World War began. Following the defeats of the French army in May and June 1940, the country was invaded by the Germans from May 10, 1940. It is the end of the Third Republic.
On June 18, 1940, all the gold from France was finished being sent to the overseas territories, just before the Germans arrived in Brest.
On July 10, 1940, Marshal Pétain, who had allowed France to win the decisive battle of Verdun during the First World War, was elected Head of State by Parliament in Vichy. He took office on July 11 to "negotiate" peace with the Germans. He signed an armistice with them (which suspended hostilities without ending the war) on July 25, 1940. The Constitution is revised and must guarantee the rights of "Labor, Family and Fatherland". It is the beginning of the French State (and of the collaboration with the Germans). Pétain then has full powers in an anti-democratic and anti-liberal regime (it is he alone who chooses for France). It is the annihilation of the values ​​acquired since the Revolution.
The armistice signed with the Germans provided for the division of France into three zones: to the north and east, the forbidden zone; to the Loire and Biarritz, the occupied zone (with Paris) and to the south, the free zone with a government installed in Vichy.
General De Gaulle, who joined England on June 17, 1940, launched his "June 18 appeal", inviting the people to fight: "France is not alone (...) This war is a war world ". The Free French Forces are getting organized, far from Paris ...
The occupation of the entire country from November 11, 1942 forced French officials to collaborate with the Germans, engaging their own responsibility towards the population. At the end of 1942, Marshal Pétain no longer had any decision-making power. The Germans set up the Compulsory Labor Service, exhausting the country's economic resources.
From 1943, the German army began to fail on the eastern fronts and in North Africa. The Allied landings in Italy in 1943 then in Normandy on June 6, 1944 made it possible to push back the Germans. De Gaulle will enter as Head of State in liberated Paris on August 24, 1944. It is the end of the French state.
The coins of the French State are clearly identifiable by their legends and will be mainly struck in aluminum and zinc (France being ruined by the Germans). The nickel reserves will be mainly used by the Nazis for armament. It is the type à la "Francisque" of Lucien Bazor, struck in aluminum, which will dominate this period. The devaluation of the franc will be significant and it will lose half of its purchasing power in 4 years.
Source: infonumis.info
In 1939, the Second World War began. Following the defeats of the French army in May and June 1940, the country was invaded by the Germans from May 10, 1940. It is the end of the Third Republic. On June 18, 1940, all the gold from France was finished being sent to the overseas territories, just before the Germans arrived in Brest. The armistice signed with the Germans provided for the division of France into three zones: to the north and east, the forbidden zone; to the Loire and Biarritz, the occupied zone (with Paris) and to the south, the free zone with a government installed in Vichy. General De Gaulle, who joined England on June 17, 1940, launched his "June 18 appeal", inviting the people to fight: "France is not alone (...) This war is a war world ". The Free French Forces are gettin
In 1939, the Second World War began. Following the defeats of the French army in May and June 1940, the country was invaded by the Germans from May 10, 1940. It is the end of the Third Republic. On June 18, 1940, all the gold from France was finished being sent to the overseas territories, just before the Germans arrived in Brest. The armistice signed with the Germans provided for the division of France into three zones: to the north and east, the forbidden zone; to the Loire and Biarritz, the occupied zone (with Paris) and to the south, the free zone with a government installed in Vichy. General De Gaulle, who joined England on June 17, 1940, launched his "June 18 appeal", inviting the people to fight: "France is not alone (...) This war is a war world ". The Free French Forces are gettin
In 1939, the Second World War began. Following the defeats of the French army in May and June 1940, the country was invaded by the Germans from May 10, 1940. It is the end of the Third Republic. On June 18, 1940, all the gold from France was finished being sent to the overseas territories, just before the Germans arrived in Brest. The armistice signed with the Germans provided for the division of France into three zones: to the north and east, the forbidden zone; to the Loire and Biarritz, the occupied zone (with Paris) and to the south, the free zone with a government installed in Vichy. General De Gaulle, who joined England on June 17, 1940, launched his "June 18 appeal", inviting the people to fight: "France is not alone (...) This war is a war world ". The Free French Forces are gettin
In 1939, the Second World War began. Following the defeats of the French army in May and June 1940, the country was invaded by the Germans from May 10, 1940. It is the end of the Third Republic. On June 18, 1940, all the gold from France was finished being sent to the overseas territories, just before the Germans arrived in Brest. The armistice signed with the Germans provided for the division of France into three zones: to the north and east, the forbidden zone; to the Loire and Biarritz, the occupied zone (with Paris) and to the south, the free zone with a government installed in Vichy. General De Gaulle, who joined England on June 17, 1940, launched his "June 18 appeal", inviting the people to fight: "France is not alone (...) This war is a war world ". The Free French Forces are gettin
In 1939, the Second World War began. Following the defeats of the French army in May and June 1940, the country was invaded by the Germans from May 10, 1940. It is the end of the Third Republic. On June 18, 1940, all the gold from France was finished being sent to the overseas territories, just before the Germans arrived in Brest. The armistice signed with the Germans provided for the division of France into three zones: to the north and east, the forbidden zone; to the Loire and Biarritz, the occupied zone (with Paris) and to the south, the free zone with a government installed in Vichy. General De Gaulle, who joined England on June 17, 1940, launched his "June 18 appeal", inviting the people to fight: "France is not alone (...) This war is a war world ". The Free French Forces are gettin
In 1939, the Second World War began. Following the defeats of the French army in May and June 1940, the country was invaded by the Germans from May 10, 1940. It is the end of the Third Republic. On June 18, 1940, all the gold from France was finished being sent to the overseas territories, just before the Germans arrived in Brest. The armistice signed with the Germans provided for the division of France into three zones: to the north and east, the forbidden zone; to the Loire and Biarritz, the occupied zone (with Paris) and to the south, the free zone with a government installed in Vichy. General De Gaulle, who joined England on June 17, 1940, launched his "June 18 appeal", inviting the people to fight: "France is not alone (...) This war is a war world ". The Free French Forces are gettin
In 1939, the Second World War began. Following the defeats of the French army in May and June 1940, the country was invaded by the Germans from May 10, 1940. It is the end of the Third Republic. On June 18, 1940, all the gold from France was finished being sent to the overseas territories, just before the Germans arrived in Brest. The armistice signed with the Germans provided for the division of France into three zones: to the north and east, the forbidden zone; to the Loire and Biarritz, the occupied zone (with Paris) and to the south, the free zone with a government installed in Vichy. General De Gaulle, who joined England on June 17, 1940, launched his "June 18 appeal", inviting the people to fight: "France is not alone (...) This war is a war world ". The Free French Forces are gettin
In 1939, the Second World War began. Following the defeats of the French army in May and June 1940, the country was invaded by the Germans from May 10, 1940. It is the end of the Third Republic. On June 18, 1940, all the gold from France was finished being sent to the overseas territories, just before the Germans arrived in Brest. The armistice signed with the Germans provided for the division of France into three zones: to the north and east, the forbidden zone; to the Loire and Biarritz, the occupied zone (with Paris) and to the south, the free zone with a government installed in Vichy. General De Gaulle, who joined England on June 17, 1940, launched his "June 18 appeal", inviting the people to fight: "France is not alone (...) This war is a war world ". The Free French Forces are gettin