Franc
Object number2017.116.19
Date1943
OriginFrance
MediumAluminium; Magnesium
Credit LineIn memory of Edward Ruglovsky
Description2 Franc coin. Circular aluminium and magnesium coin. Front has double-headed axe flanked by ears of wheat; text along bottom edge. Reverse has denomination at center flanked by oak leaves; Latin text above and year below. Smooth edge.DimensionsDiameter x Depth: 1.063 x 0.063 in. (2.7 x 0.2 cm)InscriptionsFront has text along bottom edge "ETAT FRANÇAIS".
Reverse has text "TRAVAIL FAMILLE / PATRIE / 2 / FRANCS / 1943".
Historical NotesPart of a collection of items documenting Edward Ruglovsky’s WWII service in the 10th Infantry Regiment and his industrial career at U. S. Steel. Ed Ruglovksy was with 10th as a combat infantryman from January 1944 through the war’s end, and through the campaigns to take Western Europe – Rhineland, Ardennes, Battle of the Bulge, etc. Ruglovsky said it was “the worst place to be” and that he spent a “year being absolutely terrified.” Some of these things he acquired by trading Russian soldiers for them at the end of the war, which fits with the reality that combat infantryman – while in active combat – were not able to collect and save much, so acquiring items from another soldier at war’s end fits with Ruglovsky’s history of service.
Previous owner
Edward Ruglovsky
Related institution
United States Steel Corporation
Related institution
10th Infantry Regiment
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