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Jeton 5 francs Cérès

Location France
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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