| Issuer | French West Indies |
| Year | 1839-1844 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 5 Centimes (0.05) |
| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 9.6 g |
| Dimensions | 27 mm |
| Thickness | 2 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Nicolas-Pierre Tiolier Reverse: Jacques-Jean Barre |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#12, Zay#49-52 |
| Obverse description | Portrait left |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | LOUIS PHILIPPE I ROI DES FRANÇAIS. |
| Reverse description | Reverse: `5 cent` surrounded by a plant crown |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | COLONIES FRANÇAISES 5 CENT. A 1844 |
| Edge | Smooth |
| Mint | A Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
| Mintage | 1839 A - Proof - 1839 A - Struck for Guadeloupe - 600 000 1841 A - Struck for Guadeloupe - 601 680 1843 A - Struck for Marquise Islands - 201 584 1844 A - Struck for Marquise Islands - 200 410 |
| Catalog ID | 1691778290 |
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