| Issuer | France |
| Year | 1796-1799 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 5 Francs |
| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
| Composition | Silver (.900) |
| Weight | 25 g |
| Dimensions | 34 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Augustin Dupré |
| In circulation to | 25 June 1928 |
| Reference(s) | F#294 |
| Obverse description | Face value, in a crown did with two laurel branches. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE 5 FRANCS L`AN |
| Reverse description | Hercules, naked with lion skin, in front, uniting the Liberty standing left, holding a pique surmonted by phrygian cap and the Equality, standing right, holding the plane. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | UNION ET FORCE · Dupré · |
| Edge | Hollow edge with inscriptions. |
| Mint | A Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) BB Strasbourg, France (?-1870) K Bordeaux, France (?-1880) L Bayonne, France (?-1837) Q Perpignan, France (?-1837) T Nantes, France (?-1837) W Lille, France (1685-1858) |
| Mintage | 5 (1796) A - little A, accent on the E of REPUBLIQUE - 5 (1796) A - little A, no accent on the E of REPUBLIQUE - 5 (1796) A - normal A, accent on the E of REPUBLIQUE - 5 (1796) A - normal A, no accent on the E of REPUBLIQUE - 5 (1796) BB - BB normal - 24 921 5 (1796) BB - little BB, no point around mint letter - 5 (1796) BB - little BB, points around mint letter - 5 (1796) L - (fr) F. 294/8 - 5 (1796) Q - with olive below - 5 (1796) T - accent on the E of REPUBLIQUE - 19 001 5 (1796) T - no accent on the E of REPUBLIQUE - 6 (1797) A - little A, an 6/5, cock re-engraved on cornucopiae - 6 (1797) A - normal A, an 6/5, cock re-engraved on cornucopiae - 6 (1797) K - an 6/5 - 6 (1797) K - an 6/5/4 - 6 (1797) K - no olive below - 6 (1797) K - with olive below - 6 (1797) L - an 6/5, cedilla offset below the A of FRANCAISE - 6 (1797) L - an 6/5, L re-engraved on A - 6 (1797) L - an 6/5, no olive below - 6 (1797) L - an 6/5, with olive below - 6 (1797) Q - (fr) F. 294/22 - 6 (1797) Q - an 6/5 - 6 (1797) Q - an 6/5, Q re-engraved on K - 6 (1797) W - an 6/5 - 69 614 6 (1797) W - an 6/5, no point around mint letter - 7 (1798) A - (fr) F. 294/27 - 7 (1798) A - no star after FORCE - 7 (1798) A - no star after FRANCAISE - 7 (1798) BB - (fr) F. 294/30 - 7 (1798) L - L re-engraved on A - 7 (1798) L - no star after FRANCAISE, no cedilla to FRANCAISE - 7 (1798) L - with star after FRANCAISE - 7 (1798) Q - (fr) F. 294/34 - 7 (1798) T - no olive below - 7 (1798) T - with olive below - 8 (1799) K - (fr) F. 294/37 - |
| Catalog ID | 9224246280 |
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