5 francs FRANCE (1945-1952)

in the coin centre personification of France - Marianne's head in a laurel wreath facing left; along the left edge: REPVBLIQVE, along the right one: FRANÇAISE (REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE - French Republic); ring of trapezoids at the edge

in the coin centre in two lines face value: 5 / FRANCS; below year of issue; above the face value: RF (REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE - French Republic); a laurel wreath along the edge; ring of trapezoids at the edge

plain

2 II 1945

30 VIII 1966

André-Henri Lavrillier (signature A.LAVRILLIER below Marianne's neck along the obverse bottom)

La Monnaie de Paris (The Paris Mint) (mint mark before year of issue in the reverse, after year of issue privy mark of mint's director Lucien Bazor - wing)

plant Paris (no letter on the reverse bottom),

plant Beaumont-le-Roger (letter B on the reverse bottom),

plant Castelsarrasin (letter C on the reverse bottom)

	Paris	Beaumont-le-Roger	Castelsarrasin
1945	95 398 800	6 043 200	2 208 114
1946	61 332 000	13 360 400	1 268 907
1947	46 575 600	30 838 800	-
1948	104 473 600	28 046 800	-
1949	203 251 600	8 414 000	-
1950	128 371 600	28 952 000	-
1952	4 000 000	-	-

1945, 1946 - no letter (plant Paris), or letter B (plant Beaumont-le-Roger), or letter C (plant Castelsarrasin);

1947, 1948, 1949, 1950 - no letter (plant Paris) or letter B (plant Beaumont-le-Roger);



1945, 1947, 1947B, 1948, 1948B, 1949 - closed digits '9' in year of issue or opened digits '9'