5 Francs Hercule de Dupré

Features

Issuer	France
Period	Fifth Republic (1958-date)
Type	Circulating commemorative coins
Year	1996
Value	5 Francs (5 FRF)
Currency	New franc (1960-2001)
Composition	Nickel plated copper-nickel
Weight	10 g
Diameter	29 mm
Thickness	2 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	17 February 2002
Number	N# 24
References	Franc 2014# 346/2 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , Gad 1789# 777 Éditions Victor Gadoury (publisher). Monnaies françaises (Gadoury). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco (9 volumes). , KM# 1155 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 454 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Commemorative issue

200th Anniversary of the French Franc - Decimal System

Series: Hercules type

Obverse

The face value, within a wreath of one laurel and one oak branch, is surrounded by the inscription: "RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE" followed by a star. Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE *
5
FRANCS
1996

Engravers: Augustin Dupré, Atelier de Gravure (A.G.M.M. / AdG)

Reverse

Nude Hercules with leonté, standing frontally, unites Liberté standing on the left, holding a pike surmounted by a Phrygian cap, and Égalité on the right, holding the level. They are surrounded by the motto "LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ". Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ
Dupré

Engravers: Atelier de Gravure (A.G.M.M. / AdG), Augustin Dupré

Edge

Reeded

Mint

Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)

Mark

Pierre Rodier, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1994-2000)

Present in sets

Série commémoratives française 1996 brillant universel

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Date			Mintage		VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	References
Undetermined
1996			4 978 743		$ 1.20	$ 1.70	$ 2.30	$ 2.30	$ 3.80	$ 3.80	Gad 1789# 777 Éditions Victor Gadoury (publisher). Monnaies françaises (Gadoury). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco (9 volumes). , Franc 2014# 346/2 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.

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Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions 2022 June 26 Modern World Coins Spring Showcase Auction 61276 Lot 98149	26 Jun 2022	UNC	The lot includes several items.
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