FRANCE
KM 875 |
SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
Face Value | Diameter mm | Weight g | Thickness mm | Edge - Plain | Composition | Rotation |
5 centimes | 17.0 | 2.0 | Shape - with hole | Copper-Nickel | Coin |
Obverse | Reverse | ||
On the left and on the right from hole: abbreviation for 'Republic of France' in wreath
from oak branches. Above - the Phrygian cap evolved into a symbol of freedom. The French Third Republic (1870-10 July 1940) was the political regime of France between the Second French Empire and the Vichy Regime. |
Inscriptions - 'Liberty, equality, fraternity' in French. On the left and on the right from hole: face value, below - laurel branch, the year of minting. |