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  • 5 Francs 1827-1830, KM# 728, France, Charles X
  • 5 Francs 1827-1830, KM# 728, France, Charles X
  • 5 Francs 1827-1830, KM# 728, France, Charles X, Edge
Description

Charles X (Charles Philippe; 1757–1836) was King of France from 16 September 1824 until 2 August 1830. For most of his life he was known as the Count of Artois (in French, comte d'Artois). An uncle of the uncrowned King Louis XVII, and younger brother to reigning Kings Louis XVI and Louis XVIII, he supported the latter in exile and eventually succeeded him. His rule of almost six years ended in the July Revolution of 1830, which resulted in his abdication and the election of Louis Philippe, Duke of Orléans, as King of the French. Exiled once again, Charles died in 1836 in Gorizia, then part of the Austrian Empire. He was the last of the French rulers from the senior branch of the House of Bourbon.

Engraver: Auguste-François Michaut

Obverse

Bare bust facing left surrounded by the inscription 'Charles X King of the French'. Engraver's name below.

CHARLES X ROI DE FRANCE.
MICHAUT.

Reverse

Crowned arms divide denomination within wreath. Date and mintmarks below.

The arms of France, since the late 12th century, have been three fleurs-de-lis. The English translation of "fleur-de-lis" (sometimes spelled "fleur-de-lys") is "flower of the lily." This symbol has been described by some as depicting a stylized lily or lotus flower, but other historians attribute its origin to a species of wild iris, the Iris pseudacorus.

Traditionally, it has been used to represent French royalty. Legend has it that an angel presented Clovis, the Merovingian king of the Franks, with a golden lily (or iris) as a symbol of his purification upon his conversion to Christianity. Others claim that Clovis adopted the symbol when waterlilies showed him how to safely cross a river and thus succeed in battle. In the twelfth century, either King Louis VI or King Louis VII (sources disagree) became the first French monarch to use the fleur-de-lis on his shield.

5 F
1827 B

Edge

Domine, salvum fac regem (Lord, save the King) was a petit motet sung for the King of France at every Mass.

♣ DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM

5 Francs

2nd Kingdom, 2nd type
KM# 728 Gadoury# 644
Characteristics
Material Silver
Fineness 0.900
Weight 25 g
Diameter 37 mm
Thickness -
Shape round
Alignment Coin
Alt # KM# 728.1, KM# 728.2, KM# 728.3, KM# 728.4, KM# 728.5, KM# 728.6, KM# 728.7, KM# 728.8, KM# 728.9, KM# 728.10, KM# 728.11, KM# 728.12, KM# 728.13
Mints
Bayonne Mint (L)
Bordeaux Mint (K)
La Rochelle Mint (H)
Lille Mint (W)
Limoges Mint (I)
Lyon Mint (D)
Marseille Mint (MA)
Nantes Mint (T)
Paris Mint (A)
Perpignan Mint (Q)
Rouen Mint (B)
Strasbourg Mint (BB)
Toulouse Mint (M)

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