5 Francs - Ceres Without Motto

€1,185.00
IssuerFrance
Year1870-1871
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value5 Francs
CurrencyFranc (1795-1959)
CompositionSilver (.900)
Weight25 g
Dimensions37 mm
Thickness2 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Obverse: Eugène-André Oudiné
Reverse: Joseph-François Domard
In circulation to25 June 1928
Reference(s) F#332, Gad#742, KM#818
Obverse descriptionHead of the Republic on the left as Ceres, goddess of the harvest, wearing a pearl necklace, a double bun and a composite crown of wheat, flowers, olive tree and olives, oak and acorns, tied by a ribbon descending on the neck and passing on the forehead where is inscribed the word CONCOR; under the edge of the neck along the scroll E. A. OUDINE. F.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringREPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE. E.A. OUDINE. F.
(Translation: FRENCH REPUBLIC. E.A. OUDINE. F.)
Reverse descriptionThe face value surrounded with a vegetable crown
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering5 FRANCS 1870
EdgeInscription in relief `DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE`
MintA
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
K
Bordeaux, France (?-1880)
Mintage1870 A - KM# 818.1 -
1870 K - (fr) A confirmer - KM# 818.2 - étoile + erreur E.A. OUDIJE F. -
1870 K - (fr) F. 332/2 - KM# 818.2 - ancre - 174 961
1870 K - (fr) F. 332/3 - KM# 818.2 - étoile à 4h. - 394 701
1870 K - (fr) F. 332/4 - KM# 818.2 - étoile à 11h. -
1870 K - (fr) F. 332/5 - KM# 818.2 - étoile à 2h. -
1870 K - (fr) F. 332/6 - KM# 818.2 - étoile à 12h. -
1870 K - (fr) F. 332/7 - KM# 818.2 - étoile à 2H. + erreur A.E. OUDINE F. -
1871 K - KM# 818.2 - 604 313
Catalog ID2744110800
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