| Issuer | France |
| Year | 1945 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
| Value | 5 Francs |
| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
| Composition | Aluminium |
| Weight | 4 g |
| Dimensions | 31 mm |
| Thickness | 2.3 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | André-Henri Lavrillier |
| In circulation to | 1 October 1966 |
| Reference(s) | GEM#145.1, 145.2#, Gad 1789#766 , Franc 2014#339/2 |
| Obverse description | Laureate head of the Republic with long hair to left; below signed A. LAVRILLIER along the scroll. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQVE FRANÇAISE A.LAVRILLIER |
| Reverse description | In four lines in the field above the vintage framed by the various, all within a laurel wreath adorned with seven rings. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | RF 5 FRANCS 1945 ESSAI |
| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
| Mintage | 1945 - (fr) Essai à 3,5 à 3,9 g - 1 100 1945 - (fr) essai à 4 g - |
| Catalog ID | 3453578080 |
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