Mint year: 1897 Mint Place: Paris (A) References: Gadoury 157a, KM-821.1. Denomination: 50 Centimes (1/2 Francs) Condition: Certified and graded by PCGS as MS-63 BN! Material: Bronze Diameter: 25mm Weight: 5gm
Obverse: Wreathed female head to left, with bound hair and pearl necklace. Legend: REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE * 1897 *
Reverse: Value (5) above denomination (CENTIMES) and date mint letter (A), flaned by privy marks. All within wreath. Legend: LIBERTE * EGALITE * FRATERNITE *
The French Third Republic (French: La Troisième République, sometimes written as La IIIe République) was the republican government of France from 1870, when the Second French Empire collapsed, to 1940, when it was replaced by the Vichy France government after defeat by Germany in World War II.