5 Франк

1848, France (2nd Republic).  Large Silver 5 Francs Coin. Environmental Damage!

Mint Year: 1848 Mint Place: Paris (A) Denomination: 5 Francs References: KM-756.1. Condition: Severe environmental damage (chemical cleaning or heating?) which has matted the surfaces, otherwise XF! Material: Silver (.900) Weight: 24.89gm Diameter: 37mm

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.