5 francs Semeuse Essai Argent petit 5
Features
| Issuer |
France
 |
|---|---|
| Period |
Fifth Republic (1958-date)
|
| Type | Patterns |
| Year | 1959 |
| Value | 5 Francs (5 FRF) |
| Currency | New franc (1960-2001) |
| Composition | Silver (.835) |
| Weight | 12 g |
| Diameter | 29 mm |
| Thickness | 2.3 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 20 February 1980 |
| Number | N# 448123 |
| References | KM# 926 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). Éditions Victor Gadoury (publisher). Monnaies françaises (Gadoury). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco (9 volumes). Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes). Michel Taillard, Michel Arnaud; 2014. Essais Monétaires et Piéforts Français 1870-2001. Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco. |
Series: 5 francs Semeuse
Obverse
The sower, symbol of the "FRENCH REPUBLIC".
Script: Latin
Lettering:
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
O. Roty
Engraver: Louis-Oscar Roty
Reverse
An assortment of plants (olive branch, oak branch, ear of wheat), under the face value, is surrounded by the motto: "LIBERTE - EGALITE - FRATERNITE".
Script: Latin
Lettering:
LIBERTE·EGALITE·FRATERNITE
5
FRANCS
1959
Engraver: Louis-Oscar Roty
Edge
Embossed lettering
Script: Latin
Lettering: LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE
Mint
 |
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
Mark
 |
Raymond Joly, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1958-1974) |
Comments
Sources: CGB & Eagle68
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | References | Frequency | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1959 | |
GEM# 153.5Michel Taillard, Michel Arnaud; 2014. Essais Monétaires et Piéforts Français 1870-2001. Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco.Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. |
(fr) Essai - 5 du millésime petit bas | 100% | |||||||||||
| 1959 | |
GEM# 153.5Michel Taillard, Michel Arnaud; 2014. Essais Monétaires et Piéforts Français 1870-2001. Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco.Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. |
(fr) Essai - 5 du millésime petit haut | 0% | |||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 77
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Bullion value: USD 23.51
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Actual silver weight: 0.322 oz
Current silver price: 72.98 USD/oz (see silver price 
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