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5 Francs - Louis-Philippe with I - relief edge
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1830-1831 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central denomination numeral 5 FRANCS displayed in two lines within an elaborate wreath composed of a laurel branch to the left and an olive branch to the right, tied at the base by a ribbon. The date and mint letter appear within the wreath, flanked by the privy marks of the mint director and the general engraver. The entire design is enclosed within the bound wreath, with the date year and workshop letter positioned above the denomination. |
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Louis-Philippe ascended the throne in August 1830 following the July Revolution that ousted Charles X, and the mint wasted little time producing coinage in his name. The "I" designation distinguishes this as the first portrait type, used only during 1830–1831 before a revised effigy was introduced. The relief edge — lettered rather than plain — places this among the earliest issues of the July Monarchy, a regime that would itself last only eighteen years before another revolution swept it aside in 1848.
Paris and several provincial mints struck this type concurrently, and mint mark attribution matters considerably for completeness collectors.