5 Décimes

2 (1793) year


Bronze	25 g	36 mm

Description

Issuer	France
Period	First Republic (1792-1804)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Year	2 (1793)
Calendar	French republican
Value	5 Décimes = 50 Centimes (0.5)
Currency	Franc (1795-1959)
Composition	Bronze
Weight	25 g
Diameter	36 mm
Thickness	3 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Demonetized	17 June 1868
Updated	2024-10-04

References

Numista	N#5860
Rarity index	78%

Reverse

The dean of the Convention, carrying a flag, drinks water from the hand of the president of the Convention who holds a branch in his left hand in front of a fountain. The fountain has a statue of the Egyptian goddess Isis, with water flowing from her breasts, and a lion by her side.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
RÉGÉNÉRATION FRANÇAISE.
10 AOUT 1793.
DUPRE

Translation:
French Regeneration
10 August 1793
Dupre

Engraver: Augustin Dupré

Edge

Inscription in hollow. Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering: .°. EGALITE. LIBERTE. INDIVISIBILITE

Translation: Equality Liberty Indivisibility

Interesting fact

The 5 Décimes 2 (1793) coin was part of a series of coins issued during the French Revolution, and it features a unique design that reflects the political and social changes taking place in France at the time. The coin's obverse (front) side features a portrait of a woman representing the French Republic, while the reverse (back) side features a symbol of the revolution, the "Liberty Tree," surrounded by the words "LIBERTÉ, ÉGALITÉ, FRATERNITÉ" (Liberty, Equality, Fraternity). This design was meant to promote the ideals of the Revolution and to distinguish the new French currency from the coins issued by the monarchy.