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5 Francs - Louis Philippe Pattern
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1830 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed bust of Louis-Philippe I facing right, rendered with finely detailed hair and a short beard, in the neoclassical style engraved by André Galle, whose signature GALLE appears in small capitals at the base of the truncation. The circumferential legend reads LOUIS PHILIPPE I . ROI DES FRANÇAIS ., interrupted by a pellet stop, running from lower left to lower right along the toothed border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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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.