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The Directory was a five-member committee which governed France from November 1795, when it replaced the Committee of Public Safety, until it was overthrown by Napoleon Bonaparte in the Coup of 18 Brumaire (8-9 November 1799) and replaced by the Consulate. It gave its name to the final four years of the French Revolution.
Engraver: Augustin Dupré (1748–1833). He was the 14th Graveur général des monnaies (Engraver General of Currency). When the republic was proclaimed, Dupré engraved the bulk of the new revolutionary decimal currency. He introduced the 5 Franc silver piece stamped with the image of Hercules, Union et Force which marked the renaissance of the Franc, and the coins of 1 Centime, 5 Centimes, 1 Décime and 2 Décimes with the head of the Republic wearing the Phrygian cap.
Obverse
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Marianne wearing a Phrygian cap. REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE• |
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Reverse
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Facial value and the date in the French Republican Calendar, surrounded with an oak wreath. CINQ |
Edge |
5 Centimes
Directory
KM# 640 Gadoury# 126
Characteristics
Material | Bronze |
Weight | 10 g |
Diameter | 28 mm |
Thickness | 2 mm |
Shape | round |
Alignment | Coin |
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Mints |
Bordeaux Mint (K) Geneva Mint (G) Lille Mint (W) Limoges Mint (I) Lyon Mint (D) Metz Mint (AA) Nantes Mint (T) Orléans Mint (R) Paris Mint (A) Rouen Mint (B) Strasbourg Mint (BB)
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