50 francs Hercule Hybride

€450,537.00
LocationFrance
Year1974
TypePatterns
CompositionSilver (.900)
Weight30 g
Diameter41 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
EdgeRelief motifs relating respectively to : agriculture (wheat sheaf, rooster, bunch of grapes) industry (hammer, cogwheel, compass) and commerce (scales, cornucopia, caduceus).
Period
Reference(s) GEM#223.5
Obverse descriptionFacial value in two lines, below the different of the workshop (cornucopia) and the engraver (dolphin), surrounded by a wreath composed of an olive branch on the left and an oak branch on the right, tied at their base by a ribbon, legend around and vintage between two dots in the exergue. External mottling.
Obverse letteringREPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE 50 FRANCS ⦁ 1974 ⦁
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionBearded, half-naked Hercules, standing frontally with leonté, on his left shoulder a lion`s paw, around his waist the Nemean lion`s skin, uniting Liberty on the left holding a pike surmounted by a Phrygian cap and Equality on the right holding in his left hand a level. All surrounded by a legend beginning with an olive leaf and the engraver`s signature in cursive between two dots. External grenetis.
Reverse letteringLIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ ESSAI ⦁ Dupré ⦁
Reverse scriptLatin
MintMonnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage1974  - -
Catalog ID2996184270
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