France (2nd Republic). Large Silver 5 Francs Coin.
Mint year: 1849 Mint Place: Paris (A) Denomination: 5 Francs References: KM-756.1. Material: Silver (.900) Diameter: 37.1mm Weight: 24.96gm
Obverse: Hercules facing, flanked by Liberty and Equality. Legend: LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE Exergue: . Dupre . Reverse: Denomination (5 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.