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5 centimes: CM.5-2024

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

State: Republique Française
Mint: Monnaie de Paris
Engraver: Dupuis, Daniel Jean Baptiste

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Description

Five centimes coin, 1916, with Liberty head facing right on obverse and Republic protecting her child on reverse, stamped over design on reverse during the First World War: ‘SIDNEY / 6 / JULY / 1917’

Legal notes

Given by Richard Maguire, 2024

Measurements and weight

Weight: 4.92 g

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2024) by Maguire, Richard

Dating

1916 - 1917

Materials used in production

Bronze

Techniques used in production

Milled (coinage)

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: SIDNEY / 6 / JULY / 1917
  • Location: Reverse
  • Method of creation: Stamped

Identification numbers

Accession number: CM.5-2024
Primary reference Number: 317266
Krause: KM 842
Cuhaj: p.821
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 2 April 2024 Updated: Tuesday 2 April 2024 Last processed: Tuesday 13 May 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Coins and Medals

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