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5 francs from the Kingdom of France of Louis Philippe I, 1833

Also known as: 5 francs uit het koninkrijk Frankrijk van Louis Philippe I, 1833

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1833

Silver coin. Obverse: head of the king with a wreath of oak leaves facing right. Reverse: within two tied laurel branches, denomination in two lines, below which the year.

Bottom right, letters VV [=Lille]. Raised edge lettering. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3354; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.7 cm x weight 24.63 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Physical characteristics

Material
silver (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Measurements
diameter 3.7 cm x weight 24.63 g

Design

Obverse
head of the king with a wreath of oak leaves facing right.
Reverse
within two tied laurel branches, denomination in two lines, below which the year. Bottom right, letters VV [=Lille]. Raised edge lettering.

Identification

Original title
5 francs uit het koninkrijk Frankrijk van Louis Philippe I, 1833
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
KOG-MP-1-3354
Museum classification
coin

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Denomination
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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Catalogue references

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