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| Location | France |
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| Year | 1894 |
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| Diameter | 37.5 mm |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing bust of Ceres as an allegory of the French Republic, wearing a composite crown of wheat ears, olive branches, oak leaves and acorns, with a pearl necklace and a ribbon at the neck. The circular legend reads REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE with a five-pointed star above, and the engraver's initials H.L appear in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse description | Denomination 5 FRANCS and date 1894 displayed in the field within a wreath composed of two oak and two laurel branches tied at the base with a ribbon, below which the mint mark A (Paris) appears. The circular legend LIBERTE·EGALITE·FRATERNITE runs along the upper periphery within a beaded border. |
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| Mintage | 1894 A 1894 A - (fr) H.L à l'avers |
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