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) K Bordeaux, France (?-1880) L Bayonne, France (?-1837)
Mintage
4 (1795) A - (fr) F. 291/1 - 5 (1796) A - little A, accent on the E of REPUBLIQUE - 5 (1796) A - little A, an 5/4 - 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, an 5/4 - 5 (1796) A - normale A, no accent on the E of REPUBLIQUE - 5 (1796) K - (fr) F. 291/8 - 5 (1796) K - an 5/4 - 6 (1797) A - an 6/5 - 7 (1798) A - (fr) F. 291/11 - 7 (1798) K - (fr) F. 291/12 - 7 (1798) L - (fr) F. 291/13 - 7 (1798) L - L re-engraved on A - 7 (1798) L - no point after the date - 8 (1799) A - (fr) F. 291/16 - 8 (1799) A - an 8/7 - 8 (1799) K - (fr) F. 291/18 - 8 (1799) K - an 8/6 - 8 (1799) K - an 8/6, no point after the date - 8 (1799) K - no point around mint letter - 8 (1799) L - (fr) F. 291/22 - 8 (1799) L - an 8/5 - 8 (1799) L - an 8/5, no point around mint letter, no olive below - 9 (1800) K - (fr) F. 291/25 -