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1849, France (2nd Republic). Beautiful Large Silver 5 Francs Coin. Lustre AU++

Mint year: 1849 Mint Place: Paris (A) References: KM-756.1. Denomination: 5 Francs Condition: Minor contact-marks in fields, otherwise a nice lustre AU++ Material: Silver (.900) Weight: 24.99gm Diameter: 37mm

Obverse: Half-naked Hercules, wearing lion's head-dress facing, flanked by Liberty (holding scepter topped by swearing hand) and Equality (holding square). Legend: LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE Exergue: * Dupre * Reverse: Value (5) above Denomination (FRANCS) and date (1849) within wreath. Legend: REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE * (privy mark: pointing hand) A (privy mark: dog´s head)

The French Second Republic (or simply the Second Republic) was the republican government of France between the 1848 Revolution and the coup by Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte which initiated the Second Empire. It officially adopted the motto Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité. The Second Republic witnessed the tension between the "Social and Democratic Republic" (French: la République démocratique et sociale) and a liberal form of Republic, which exploded during the June Days Uprising of 1848.

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