DIRECTORY October 26, 1795 (4 Brumaire, Year IV) – November - Lot 403

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DIRECTORY October 26, 1795 (4 Brumaire, Year IV) – November - Lot 403
DIRECTORY October 26, 1795 (4 Brumaire, Year IV) – November 9, 1799 (18 Brumaire, Year VIII) UNITY AND STRENGTH. A half-naked Hercules, standing facing forward with the lion’s mane; on his left shoulder rests a lion’s paw; draped over his arm and around his waist is the skin of the Nemean lion, behind his legs the lion’s tail and paws, uniting Liberty, standing on the left and facing right, holding a pike surmounted by a Phrygian cap, dressed in a peplos, and Equality, standing on the right and facing left, holding a level, dressed in a chiton. On the left, Victory; on the right, a rooster. In the exergue, “Dupré” signed in cursive between two dots, R/. FRENCH REPUBLIC*. In the center, the face value and date within a laurel and oak wreath. Below, the mint mark. Edge inscription in intaglio: GARANTIE NATIONALE. ♦ Gad 563 5 Francs silver “Union and Strength” Year 7 (1798) A = Paris. (25.12 g) Superb.
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