French coins: 5 francs

Catalog of French coins by denomination

The 5-franc series starts with the Hercules and Tiolier types of the Directory and Consulate, continues through Louis XVIII, Charles X and Louis-Philippe, and reaches Napoleon III, Bazor and Lavrillier. The metal is also given for some issues.

 

5 Francs5 Francs5 Francs
SilverSilverSilver
1795–17991799–18031802–1804
DirectoryConsulateConsulate
France — 5 Francs — Silver — 1795–1799 — Directory — obverse France — 5 Francs — Silver — 1802–1804 — Consulate — obverse
France — 5 Francs — Silver — 1795–1799 — Directory — reverse France — 5 Francs — Silver — 1802–1804 — Consulate — reverse
Types and links in this group

5 Francs · 1795–1799 — Hercules

5 Francs · 1799–1803 — Hercules

5 Francs · 1802–1804 — Tiolier

5 Francs5 Francs5 Francs5 Francs
SilverSilverSilverSilver
1804–18051806–18071807–18081809–1814
First EmpireFirst EmpireFirst EmpireFirst Empire
France — 5 Francs — Silver — 1804–1805 — First Empire — obverse France — 5 Francs — Silver — 1806–1807 — First Empire — obverse France — 5 Francs — Silver — 1807–1808 — First Empire — obverse France — 5 Francs — Silver — 1809–1814 — First Empire — obverse
France — 5 Francs — Silver — 1804–1805 — First Empire — reverse France — 5 Francs — Silver — 1806–1807 — First Empire — reverse France — 5 Francs — Silver — 1807–1808 — First Empire — reverse France — 5 Francs — Silver — 1809–1814 — First Empire — reverse
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5 Francs · 1804–1805 — Brenet

5 Francs · 1806–1807 — Brenet

5 Francs · 1807–1808 — Brenet

5 Francs · 1809–1814 — Brenet

5 Francs5 Francs5 Francs5 Francs
SilverSilverSilverSilver
1814–18151816–18241824–18261827–1830
Louis XVIIILouis XVIIICharles XCharles X
France — 5 Francs — Silver — 1814–1815 — Louis XVIII — obverse France — 5 Francs — Silver — 1816–1824 — Louis XVIII — obverse France — 5 Francs — Silver — 1824–1826 — Charles X — obverse France — 5 Francs — Silver — 1827–1830 — Charles X — obverse
France — 5 Francs — Silver — 1814–1815 — Louis XVIII — reverse France — 5 Francs — Silver — 1816–1824 — Louis XVIII — reverse France — 5 Francs — Silver — 1824–1826 — Charles X — reverse France — 5 Francs — Silver — 1827–1830 — Charles X — reverse
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5 Francs · 1814–1815 — Louis XVIII

5 Francs · 1816–1824 — Louis XVIII

5 Francs · 1824–1826 — Charles X

5 Francs · 1827–1830 — Charles X

5 Francs5 Francs
SilverSilver
1830–18311831–1848
Louis Philippe ILouis Philippe I
France — 5 Francs — Silver — 1830–1831 — Louis Philippe I — obverse France — 5 Francs — Silver — 1831–1848 — Louis Philippe I — obverse
France — 5 Francs — Silver — 1830–1831 — Louis Philippe I — reverse France — 5 Francs — Silver — 1831–1848 — Louis Philippe I — reverse
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5 Francs · 1830–1831 — Louis Philippe I

5 Francs · 1831–1848 — Louis Philippe I

Galle type — F.313A

5 Francs
Silver 900 ‰
1830
Louis Philippe I
France — 5 francs — obverse
France — 5 francs — reverse
Sources

Issued circulation type; distinct from unreleased patterns.

Le Franc — F.313A · Numista — 1830 · Bulletin Numismatique 181 ·
5 Francs5 Francs5 Francs
SilverSilverSilver
1848–18491849–18511852
Second RepublicSecond RepublicSecond Republic
France — 5 Francs — Silver — 1848–1849 — Second Republic — obverse France — 5 Francs — Silver — 1849–1851 — Second Republic — obverse France — 5 Francs — Silver — 1852 — Second Republic — obverse
France — 5 Francs — Silver — 1848–1849 — Second Republic — reverse France — 5 Francs — Silver — 1849–1851 — Second Republic — reverse France — 5 Francs — Silver — 1852 — Second Republic — reverse
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5 Francs · 1848–1849 — Hercules

5 Francs · 1849–1851 — Ceres

5 Francs · 1852 — Luigi Napoleon

Louis-Napoléon, J.J. BARRE signature — F.328

5 Francs
Silver 900 ‰
1852
Second Republic
France — 5 francs — obverse
France — 5 francs — reverse
Sources

Issued circulation type; distinct from unreleased patterns.

Le Franc — F.328 · Numista — 1852 · Bulletin Numismatique 35, 16–17 ·
5 Francs5 Francs5 Francs5 Francs5 Francs
SilverGoldGoldSilverGold
1854–18591854–18551855–18601861–18701862–1868
Second EmpireSecond EmpireSecond EmpireSecond EmpireSecond Empire
France — 5 Francs — Silver — 1854–1859 — Second Empire — obverse France — 5 Francs — Gold — 1854–1855 — Second Empire — obverse France — 5 Francs — Gold — 1855–1860 — Second Empire — obverse France — 5 Francs — Silver — 1861–1870 — Second Empire — obverse France — 5 Francs — Gold — 1862–1868 — Second Empire — obverse
France — 5 Francs — Silver — 1854–1859 — Second Empire — reverse France — 5 Francs — Gold — 1854–1855 — Second Empire — reverse France — 5 Francs — Gold — 1855–1860 — Second Empire — reverse France — 5 Francs — Silver — 1861–1870 — Second Empire — reverse France — 5 Francs — Gold — 1862–1868 — Second Empire — reverse
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5 Francs · 1854–1859 — Napoleon III head bare
silver

5 Francs · 1854–1855 — Napoleon III head bare
gold, small size

5 Francs · 1855–1860 — Napoleon III head bare
gold, large size

5 Francs · 1861–1870 — Napoleon III laureate head
silver

5 Francs · 1862–1868 — Napoleon III laureate head
gold

5 Francs5 Francs
GoldGold
18541854–1855
Second EmpireSecond Empire
France — 5 Francs — Gold — 1854 — Second Empire — obverseFrance — 5 Francs — Gold — 1854–1855 — Second Empire — obverse
France — 5 Francs — Gold — 1854 — Second Empire — reverseFrance — 5 Francs — Gold — 1854–1855 — Second Empire — reverse
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5 Francs · 1854 — Napoleon III, bare head, small size, plain edge

5 Francs · 1854–1855 — Napoleon III, bare head, small size, reeded edge

5 Francs5 Francs
SilverSilver
1870–18711870
Government of National DefenceGovernment of National Defence
France — 5 Francs — Silver — 1870–1871 — Government of National Defence — obverseFrance — 5 Francs — Silver — 1870 — Government of National Defence — obverse
France — 5 Francs — Silver — 1870–1871 — Government of National Defence — reverseFrance — 5 Francs — Silver — 1870 — Government of National Defence — reverse
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5 Francs · 1870–1871 — Ceres, without motto on the reverse

5 Francs · 1870 — Ceres, with motto on the reverse

5 Francs
Silver
1870–1878
Third Republic
France — 5 francs — obverse
France — 5 francs — reverse
Types and links in this group

Hercules, regular issues

5 Francs5 Francs5 Francs5 Francs5 Francs5 Francs
SilverSilverSilver
187018711870–187819331933–19381938–1940
Government of National DefenceGovernment of National DefenceThird RepublicThird RepublicThird RepublicThird Republic
France — 5 Francs — Silver — 1849–1851 — Second Republic — obverse France — 5 Francs — Silver — 1848–1849 — Second Republic — obverse France — 5 Francs — 1933 — Third Republic — obverse France — 5 Francs — 1933–1938 — Third Republic — obverse France — 5 Francs — 1938–1940 — Third Republic — obverse
France — 5 Francs — Silver — 1849–1851 — Second Republic — reverse France — 5 Francs — Silver — 1848–1849 — Second Republic — reverse France — 5 Francs — 1933 — Third Republic — reverse France — 5 Francs — 1933–1938 — Third Republic — reverse France — 5 Francs — 1938–1940 — Third Republic — reverse
Types and links in this group

5 Francs · 1870 — Ceres

5 Francs · 1871 — Hercules

5 Francs · 1870–1878 — Hercules

5 Francs · 1933 — Bazor

5 Francs · 1933–1938 — Lavrillier

5 Francs · 1938–1940 — Lavrillier

5 Francs5 Francs5 Francs5 Francs
19411945–19471945–19471947–1952
French StateProvisional GovernmentProvisional GovernmentFourth Republic
LavrillierLavrillier
France — 5 Francs — 1941 — French State — obverse France — 5 Francs — 1938–1940 — Third Republic — obverse France — 5 Francs — 1945–1947 — Provisional Government — Lavrillier — obverse
France — 5 Francs — 1941 — French State — reverse France — 5 Francs — 1938–1940 — Third Republic — reverse France — 5 Francs — 1945–1947 — Provisional Government — Lavrillier — reverse
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5 Francs · 1941 — Pétain

5 Francs · 1947–1952 — Lavrillier

5 Francs5 Francs5 Francs5 Francs5 Francs5 Francs
SilverNickel-clad copper-nickelNickelNickelNickelNickel
1959–19691970–19991989199219941996
Fifth RepublicFifth RepublicFifth RepublicFifth RepublicFifth RepublicFifth Republic
France — 5 Francs — Silver — 1959–1969 — Fifth Republic — obverse France — 5 Francs — Nickel-clad copper-nickel — 1970–1999 — Fifth Republic — obverse France — 5 Francs — Nickel — 1989 — Fifth Republic — obverse France — 5 Francs — Nickel — 1992 — Fifth Republic — obverse France — 5 Francs — Nickel — 1994 — Fifth Republic — obverse France — 5 Francs — Nickel — 1996 — Fifth Republic — obverse
France — 5 Francs — Silver — 1959–1969 — Fifth Republic — reverse France — 5 Francs — Nickel-clad copper-nickel — 1970–1999 — Fifth Republic — reverse France — 5 Francs — Nickel — 1989 — Fifth Republic — reverse France — 5 Francs — Nickel — 1992 — Fifth Republic — reverse France — 5 Francs — Nickel — 1994 — Fifth Republic — reverse France — 5 Francs — Nickel — 1996 — Fifth Republic — reverse
Varieties, mints and privy marks

5 francs 1992: Pierre Mendès France, KM 1006, nickel, 10 g, 29 mm, 10,000,000 regular coins. 5 francs 1996: Hercules, KM 1155, nickel, 10 g, 29 mm, reeded edge, 4,976,000 regular coins. The 1992 silver (KM 1006a) and gold (KM 1006b) proof versions are excluded from the circulating-coin catalogue.

Sower: KM 926a.1, nickel-clad copper-nickel, reeded edge; KM 926a.2, from 1991, modified design, D’AP O. ROTY signature and plain edge. Date and denomination alone do not distinguish the varieties. The catalogue separates regular and proof issues for individual dates.

For modern issues, “Paris” in World Coins identifies Monnaie de Paris. Production of circulating coins moved to the Pessac factory in 1973. The cornucopia is a privy mark, distinct from the letter K of the historical Bordeaux mint.

Sources: World Coins 1901–2000 (2018), p. 815, KM 1006, 1155, 926a.1/2. Monnaie de Paris — Pessac.

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5 Francs · 1959–1969 — Sower

5 Francs · 1970–1999 — Sower

5 Francs · 1989 — Commemoratives
Eiffel Tower

5 Francs · 1992 — Commemoratives
Pierre Mendès France

5 Francs · 1994 — Commemoratives
Voltaire

5 Francs · 1996 — Commemoratives
Hercules

5 Francs5 Francs
SilverSilver
18041807
First EmpireFirst Empire
France — 5 Francs — Silver — 1804 — First Empire — obverse France — 5 Francs — Silver — 1807 — First Empire — obverse
France — 5 Francs — Silver — 1804 — First Empire — reverse France — 5 Francs — Silver — 1807 — First Empire — reverse
Types and links in this group

5 Francs · 1804 — Tiolier

5 Francs · 1807 — Tiolier