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Second French Empire
In 1851, Louis-Napoleon, Nephew of the great Napoleon Bonaparte came to power in a coup and declared himself Emperor the following year, bringing an end to the Second French Republic.
In order to reflect this change, Napoleon had the French coinage redesigned. His own portrait (engraved by
Silver 5 Francs
French 5 franc coins have varied in size, metal, and alloy due to inflation, precious metal prices, and other factors. The 1870 to 1889 "Hercules" issue are a similar size to a US Morgan or Peace silver dollar, or a British crown. They contain almost a three quarters of an ounce of fine silver. The same, or very similar, design was also issued from 1795 (l'an 4) to 1802 (l'an 11), 1848 to 1849, 1996 in nickel clad steel, and from 1965 to 1973 in a silver 10 francs denomination.
Specifications
| Denomination | Diameter | Weight | Purity | ASW |
| 5 Francs | 37 | 25.0000 | .9000 | 0.7234 |
Notes on Table
Weight = Weight in grams
Purity = Purity of alloy.
ASW = Actual silver content in troy ounces.
Price & Availability
| Date | Denomination | Description | Mintage | Grade | Availability | Price £ | Price $ | Price € |
| 1870 | 5 Francs | Hercules Group | 261,000 | Fine | No | £ | $ | € |
| 1871 | 5 Francs | Hercules Group | 238,000 | Fine | No | £ | $ | € |
| 1872 | 5 Francs | Hercules Group | 57,000 | Fine | No | £ | $ | € |
| 1873 | 5 Francs | Hercules Group | 27,077,000 | About Fine | No | £10 | $ | € |
| 1873 | 5 Francs | Hercules Group | 27,077,000 | Fine | No | £12 | $ | € |
| 1873 | 5 Francs | Hercules Group | 27,077,000 | About VF | No | £15 | $ | € |
| 1873 | 5 Francs | Hercules Group | 27,077,000 | About aEF | No | £45 | $ | € |
| 1874 | 5 Francs | Hercules Group | 7,999,000 | About Fine | No | £10 | $ | € |
| 1874 | 5 Francs | Hercules Group | 7,999,000 | Fine | No | £12 | $ | € |
| 1875 | 5 Francs | Hercules Group | 13,339,000 | About Fine | No | £10 | $ | € |
| 1875 | 5 Francs | Hercules Group | 13,339,000 | Fine | No | £12 | $ | € |
| 1876 | 5 Francs | Hercules Group | 8,800,000 | About Fine | No | £10 | $ | € |
| 1876 | 5 Francs | Hercules Group | 8,800,000 | Fine | No | £12 | $ | € |
| 1877 | 5 Francs | Hercules Group | 2,632,000 | About Fine | Ask | £ | $ | € |
| 1877 | 5 Francs | Hercules Group | 2,632,000 | Fine | Ask | £ | $ | € |
| 1878 | 5 Francs | Hercules Group | 1,154 | Fine | No | £ | $ | € |
| 1889 | 5 Francs | Hercules Group | 20 | Fine | No | £ | $ | € |
Notes on Table
Availability = Availability from Stock
Please note all prices are subject to fluctuation.
KM# = Catalogue number in Krause Standard Catalogue of World Coins 1901 - Present
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