France 5 centimes 1897 A

France · 1897 · 5 centimes

Circulating coinCommon

€1.60estimate

12,600,000coins minted

N676 KM821.1

RAReference number RARA-C5QMC

Circulating coin

Series of bronze 5 centimes with Ceres (1871-1898)

The coin's story

This bronze 5 centimes coin belongs to the series with the head of Ceres, struck from 1871 to 1898 under the Third Republic. The obverse, signed OUDINÉ, shows the Republic in the guise of Ceres, goddess of the harvest, wreathed with ears of wheat, with a headband bearing the word CONCOR. The reverse, engraved according to Numista by Joseph-François Domard, places the value and the letter A of the Paris Mint within a wreath of olive and laurel. The 1897 date is one of the last of the type, which was then replaced by the Daniel-Dupuis series. It has 12,600,000 pieces. The coin ceased to be legal tender on 31 October 1934.

ObverseThe Republic as Ceres

REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE • OUDINÉ

Design: The head of Ceres to the left, wreathed with ears of wheat, with a headband reading CONCOR.
Legend: REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE (French Republic).
Date: 1897.
Signature: OUDINÉ.

EOEngraved by Eugène-André Oudiné

ReverseThe Wreath

LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ • 5 C • A 1897

Design: The value and the mint letter within a wreath formed by an olive branch and a laurel branch.
Motto: LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ (Liberty, Equality, Fraternity).
Denomination: 5 CENTIMES.
Mark: A, the Paris Mint.

JDEngraved by Joseph-François Domard