5 Franc

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1848, France (2nd Republic). Silver 5 Francs Coin. Stunning Gem! PCGS MS-64! Mint year: 1848 Mint Place: Paris (A) Denomination: 5 Francs References: KM-756.1. Condition: Certified and graded by PCGS as MS-64! Material: Silver (.900) Diameter: 37mm Weight: 25gm Obverse: Half naked Hercules, wearing lion's head-dress facing, flanked by Liberty (holding scepter topped by swearing hand) and Equality (holding square). Legend: LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE Exergue: * Dupre * Reverse: Value (5) above dDenomination (FRANCS) and date (1848) 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.