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5 Francs - Louis Philippe Pattern
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1830 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The denomination 5 FRANCS. and date 1830. are displayed in three lines within a laurel and oak wreath tied at the base with a ribbon bow. An anchor privy mark appears below the date, flanked by the Paris mint mark A. The wreath is rendered in high relief with carefully detailed foliage, and the entire design is surrounded by a fine toothed border. |
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This piece dates to the transitional weeks following the July Revolution of 1830, when Louis-Philippe was proclaimed King of the French on August 9th — a title deliberately distinct from the Bourbon "King of France," signaling a constitutional rather than divine mandate. Pattern coinage from this moment reflects the urgent need to establish a new monetary identity while the old Restoration dies were still warm.
The Mazères reference notes a variety, suggesting multiple die iterations were explored before the circulating type was fixed.