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5 Décimes pattern by Lorthior in tin, France allegory
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1799 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Standing allegorical figure of the French Republic, draped in classical robes, facing left. She holds a fasces (lictor's bundle) surmounted by an axe in her left hand, and a tall pike crowned with a Phrygian cap of liberty in her right hand. The circular legend REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE runs along the periphery. The engraver's initials T . 3 appear in the exergue below the figure. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE T . 3 |
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This piece dates to the Year 8 of the French Republic — the year Bonaparte's coup of 18 Brumaire dissolved the Directory and effectively ended the revolutionary experiment. Pattern coinage from this precise transitional moment is unusually difficult to attribute with confidence; Lorthior's submissions exist in multiple metal variants, and the catalogued references for this type note variations without fully resolving the die relationships between them. The tin striking suggests an exploratory or presentation context rather than any production intent.