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FRANCE - FRANCE
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1718
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FRANCE - FRANCE
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Estimate €1,000
Voluntary lot
Description
FRANCE - FRANCE
Consulate (1799–1804). 5 francs ‘Union and Strength’, Year 11 (1803), A, Paris.
Reverse: 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’.
Reverse: 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 - 37.3 mm - 6 h
This is the second-highest grade (3)! From the collection of Claude Silberstein (1933–2024), a renowned Parisian numismatist.
PCGS MS62 (59818866).
Close to its mint condition: the borders are slightly worn on the obverse and particularly sharp on the reverse. Only minimal scratches and marks on the fields. A delicate patina forming over the original lustre. Superb in Proof condition.
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