| Issuer | France |
| Year | 1959-1969 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 5 Francs (5 FRF) |
| Currency | New franc (1960-2001) |
| Composition | Silver (.835) |
| Weight | 12 g |
| Dimensions | 29 mm |
| Thickness | 2.3 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Louis-Oscar Roty |
| In circulation to | 19 February 1980 |
| Reference(s) | KM#926, Gad#770, F#340, Schön#235 |
| Obverse description | La Semeuse (the Sower) facing left. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
O. Roty (Translation: French Republic.) |
| Reverse description | Three intermingled sprigs - wheat, acorns, olives with the denomination above and the date below. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | LIBERTE·EGALITE·FRATERNITE
5
FRANCS
1960 (Translation: Liberty Equality Fraternity.) |
| Edge | Smooth and inscripted. |
| Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
| Mintage | 1959 - F. 340/3 - 5 of the small vintage - pre-series, without the word `ESSAI`, strikes with a wide listel - 1959 - owl mark; Specimen, big 5 - 4 000 1959 - owl mark; Specimen, small 5 - 1960 - owl mark - 55 082 000 1961 - owl mark - 15 630 000 1962 - owl mark - 42 500 000 1963 - owl mark - 37 936 000 1964 - owl mark - 32 403 600 1965 - owl mark - 5 156 000 1966 - owl mark - 5 017 171 1967 - owl mark - 702 305 1968 - owl mark - 357 000 1969 - owl mark - 504 050 |
| Catalog ID | 4939624340 |
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