France 1874-A 5 francs

from the Mountain Groan Collection

After the collapse of Napoleon's empire during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, the new Third Republic superseded all the imperial types with the "Cérès head" type of 1870-71. This, in turn, was superseded by a revival of the "Hercules" type of the Second Republic, issued 1870-78. The date shown here, 1874-A from the Paris mint, is common. It was officially withdrawn from circulation in 1928 and demonetized in 2005 but ceased to circulate in France after World War One.

Recorded mintage: 7,999,000.

Specification: 25 g, 0.900 fine silver, .7234 troy oz AGW, 37 mm diameter, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE, after a design by Augustin Dupré (1748-1833).

Catalog reference: F.334/12, KM 820.1, Dav-92.

Source:

• Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
• ^[1]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.

Link to:

• 1867-BB 5 francs "laureate head"
• 1873-A 5 francs
• 1874-A centime
• 1874-A 10 centimes
• 1874-A 50 centimes
• 1874-K 5 francs
• 1874-A 20 francs
• 1875-A 5 francs
• 1875-K 5 francs
• Coins and currency dated 1874