| Issuer | France |
|---|---|
| Year | 1996 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
| Value | 5 Francs (5 FRF) |
| Currency | New franc (1960-2001) |
| Composition | Lead |
| Weight | 180 g |
| Diameter | 50 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | |
| Engraver(s) | Atelier de Gravure (A.G.M.M.), Augustin Dupré |
| In circulation to | 17 February 2002 |
| Reference(s) | GEM#159.1, 159.2 |
| Obverse description | The face value, within a wreath of one laurel and one oak branch, is surrounded by the inscription: `RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE` followed by a star. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE * 5 FRANCS 1996 |
| Reverse description | Nude Hercules with leonté, standing frontally, unites Liberté standing on the left, holding a pike surmounted by a Phrygian cap, and Égalité on the right, holding the level. They are surrounded by the motto `LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ`. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ Dupré |
| Edge | |
| Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
| Mintage | 1996 - (fr) Essai - 1 1996 - - 1 |
| Numisquare ID | 7993628980 |
| Comments |