Obverse
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
Bust of the Phrygian Cap's Headless Freedom, facing right. Inscription: REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE. Signature of the engraver in hollow: DANIEL-DUPUIS.
JDEngraved by Jean-Baptiste-Daniel Dupuis
France 5 cents 1913
France · 1913 · 5 centimesCommon
€1.00minimum price
12,603,000coins minted
N678 KM842
The coin's story
5 cents Coin of the Third French Republic (1870-1940), part of the Daniel-Dupuis series, issued between 1898 and 1921. This coin represents the allegorical figure of the Republic protecting the child.
Reverse
LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE
Allegory of the Republic sitting left on a rock, holding a banner of the right hand and an olive branch of the left hand. A child stands on his right, holding ears of wheat and a hammer. The face value and the date are inscribed on the right and at the bottom. Registrations: LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE. DANIEL-DUPUIS
JDEngraved by Jean-Baptiste-Daniel Dupuis
Specifications
- Denomination5 centimes
- Year1913
- Mintage12,603,000
- MintMonnaie de Paris
- MaterialBronze (Cuivre 950‰, Etain 40‰ et Zinc 10‰)
- ShapeRound
- Diameter25.1 mm
- Thickness1.3 mm
- Weight5 g
- EdgePlain
- ScriptsLatin
Actual size
Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 1.3 mm.
Composition
Copper 95 %
1 centime1911 · 15 mm
2 centimes1911 · 20.3 mm
10 centimes1913 · 30 mm