| Issuer | France |
| Year | 1938-1947 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 5 Francs |
| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
| Composition | Aluminium bronze |
| Weight | 12 g |
| Dimensions | 31 mm |
| Thickness | 2.30 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | André-Henri Lavrillier |
| In circulation to | 27 May 1950 |
| Reference(s) | F#337, Gad#761, KM#888a.1, KM#888a.2, KM#888a.3 |
| Obverse description | Laureate head left |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE A. LAVRILLIER |
| Reverse description | Denomination above date within sectioned wreath |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | RF 5 FRANCS 1945 C |
| Edge | Smooth |
| Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) C Castelsarrasin, France(?-1946) |
| Mintage | 1938 - KM# 888a.1 - 10 144 400 1939 - Essai - 250 1939 - KM# 888a.1 - 1940 - KM# 888a.1 - 45 842 000 1945 - KM# 888a.2 - 13 044 007 1945 C - KM# 888a.3 - 1946 - KM# 888a.2 - 21 789 837 1946 C - KM# 888a.3 - 1947 - closed `9` - KM# 888a.2 - 1947 - open `9` - KM# 888a.2 - 2 662 000 |
| Catalog ID | 6763196040 |
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