5 Décimes

€1.00
IssuerFrance
Year1793
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value5 Décimes = 50 Centimes (0.5)
CurrencyFranc (1795-1959)
CompositionBronze
Weight25 g
Dimensions36 mm
Thickness3 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
Orientation
Engraver(s)Augustin Dupré
In circulation to17 June 1868
Reference(s) F#172A
Obverse descriptionThe face value within an oak and laurel wreath. The inscription `French Republic` preceded by a Phrygian cap.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse lettering· · REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE · · A · 5 DECIMES. L`AN 2.
(Translation: · · French Republic · · A · 5 Decimes Year 2)
Reverse descriptionThe dean of the Convention, carrying a flag, drinks water from the hand of the president of the Convention who holds a branch in his left hand in front of a fountain. The fountain has a statue of the Egyptian goddess Isis, with water flowing from her breasts, and a lion by her side.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringRÉGÉNÉRATION FRANÇAISE. 10 AOUT 1793. DUPRE
(Translation: French Regeneration 10 August 1793 Dupre)
EdgeInscription in hollow.
MintA
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage2 (1793) A - Bar above level -
2 (1793) A - Dot after Dupre -
2 (1793) A - Dot before the date and after Dupré, accent on the E of Dupré -
2 (1793) A - F. 172A/1 - 154 278
Catalog ID8277949040
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