5 Centimes pateren of Barre, à la Charte, type CINQ

Reverse

FIVE - CENTERS

Script: Latin

Lettering: CINQ CENTES

Edge

Plain

Comment

Copies with the face value written in letters are smaller in diameter than copies with the face value written in figures, but this particularity concerns only the 5 centimes copies.
The portrait is bigger than the circle when the face value is written in letters.

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Les exemplaires avec la valeur faciale écrite en toute lettres sont plus petits concernant le diamètre que les exemplaires avec la valeur faciale écrite en chiffre.Par contre, cette particularité ne concerne que les exemplaires de 5 centimes.
On notera que le portrait dépasse du cercle lorsque la valeur faciale est écrite en lettres.

Interesting fact

The Pattern 5 Centimes coin from France, minted in 1847, features a unique design that was meant to symbolize the country's shift towards a more decimalized currency system. The coin's design, which includes the number 5 surrounded by a wreath, was intended to represent the five-franc coin, which was the standard unit of currency at the time. This design was a departure from the traditional coinage system used in France, which was based on the gold franc, and it paved the way for the country's transition to a more modern currency system.

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