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FRANCE - FRANCE
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1489
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FRANCE - FRANCE
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,000
Voluntary lot
Description
FRANCE - FRANCE
Consulate (1799–1804). 5 francs ‘Union and Strength’, Year 10 (1802), K, Bordeaux.
Obverse: UNION AND STRENGTH. Hercules standing facing the viewer with the lion’s skin, uniting Liberty, standing on the left holding a pike surmounted by a cap of liberty, and Equality, standing on the right, holding a spirit level. Around the edge, the various figures. In the exergue, the cursive signature ‘Dupré’.
Rev. RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE *. Within a wreath formed of an oak branch and an olive branch: 5 FRANCS. L’AN (date).; below (mint mark).
G.563a - F.300; Silver - 37 mm - 6 h
This is the second-highest grade!
NGC MS 62 (3832326-004).
Very evenly struck, with only slight wear on the high reliefs. The patina is dark grey, with subtle golden and bluish highlights. Superb in proof condition.
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