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1719
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FRANCE - FRANCE
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1719
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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 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 denominations. 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).
G.563a - F.300; Silver - 25.08 g - 37.3 mm - 6 h
NGC AU 58 (8769662-027).
A fine, even strike, well centred on a fairly large blank. Only slight wear on the high reliefs. A pleasant patina with golden highlights. Superb.
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