1873, France (3rd Republic). Silver 5 Francs Coin.
Mint Year: 1873 Mint Place: Paris (A) Denomination: 5 Francs References: Davenport 92, KM-820.1. Condition: Minor deposits and scattered handling marks, otherwise a nice AU! Material: Silver (.900) Diameter: 37mm Weight: 25gm
Obverse: Hercules flanked by Liberty and Equality. Legend: LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE Exergue: * Dupre *
Reverse: Denomination (5 FRANCS) and date (1873) in wreath, mint inital of Paris (A) below, flanked by privy marks. Legend: REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE * (bee) A (anchor)
The French Third Republic (French: La Troisième République, sometimes written as La IIIe République) was the republican government of France from 1870, when the Second French Empire collapsed due to the French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War, to 1940, when France was overrun by Nazi Germany during World War II, resulting in the German and Italian occupations of France and the Vichy France puppet government.