Offered is a fascinating 1938 Franc, bearing a Croix de Lorraine countermark, applied by the French resistance during the Second World War, KM#885 (host). This countermark was part of a special propaganda operation conducted with assistance from British intelligence in 1941, and represented a dangerous act of defiance at the peak of German oppression in France. The coin is in excellent condition overall, with the bold countermark having been struck on a higher-grade host than is typically seen. A great piece of both numismatic and WWII history alike!
Offered is a fascinating 1938 Franc, bearing a Croix de Lorraine countermark, applied by the French resistance during the Second World War, KM#885 (host). This countermark was part of a special propaganda operation conducted with assistance from British intelligence in 1941, and represented a dangerous act of defiance at the peak of German oppression in France. The coin is in excellent condition overall, with the bold countermark having been struck on a higher-grade host than is typically seen. A great piece of both numismatic and WWII history alike!
