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| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1799 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Minerva facing three-quarters to the left, wearing a Corinthian helmet, the breastplate adorned with an aegis bearing the head of Medusa at its center. The legend REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE encircles the effigy within the border of the coin. The design is executed in a neoclassical style characteristic of the French Directoire and early Consulate period. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 5 DECIMES L'AN 8 A |
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