5 Francs Union et Force, UNION untight, with inner acorns and outer acorn

€1.00
IssuerFrance
Year1795-1800
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value5 Francs
CurrencyFranc (1795-1959)
CompositionSilver (.900)
Weight25 g
Dimensions37 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Augustin Dupré
In circulation to25 June 1928
Reference(s) F#291
Obverse descriptionFace value, in a crown did with two laurel branches.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringRÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE 5 FRANCS L`AN
Reverse descriptionHercules, 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 scriptLatin
Reverse letteringUNION ET FORCE · Dupré ·
EdgeHollow edge with inscriptions.
MintA
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
K
Bordeaux, France (?-1880)
L
Bayonne, France (?-1837)
Mintage4 (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 -
Catalog ID4953979930
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