french coin

[chrislamb 0]

Attached are images of a coin I found a while back, and would like you opinions on it..

Thanks

Chris

[chrislamb 0]

The coin is quite large at 3cm in diameter.

[Guest Guest]

no ideas????

[TomGoodheart 403]

Sorry, must have missed this Chris.

Un Decime is 10 Centimes, 1/10 French Franc.

The legend on the back reads L'An 5. I haven't researched this but perhaps it's a revolutionary dating, since the link gives the date as 1796/97 which ties in with the National Constituent Assembly (1789-1791).

Hope that gets you started!

Richard

[Rob 3,152]

Sorry, must have missed this Chris.

Un Decime is 10 Centimes, 1/10 French Franc.

The legend on the back reads L'An 5. I haven't researched this but perhaps it's a revolutionary dating, since the link gives the date as 1796/97 which ties in with the National Constituent Assembly (1789-1791).

Hope that gets you started!

Richard

It's KM137.1 if you have Krause & Mishler. The A below L'AN 5 is for the Paris mint.

[Guest Guest]

Thanks very much!!! You lot are the fountain of all knowledge *worship* (or at least the internet is! )

[chrislamb 0]

didn't realise that under un decime it was L'an 5 I thought it was L'ans; never realised that there was so much info on the coin!!!

[chrislamb 0]

http://www.napoleonicmedals.org/coins/franl5-2.htm it looks like it was minted on the 24 october 1796, in Paris

[TomGoodheart 403]

Yup. The internet sure is wonderful! Glad you found out some more Chris!