France 1804 (Year 12 of The Republic) Napoleon I, Five Francs Silver Rare

France 1804 (Year 12 of The Republic) Napoleon I, Five Francs Silver Rare
France 1804 (Year 12 of The Republic) Napoleon I, Five Francs Silver Rare

France 1804 (Year 12 of The Republic) Napoleon I, Five Francs Silver Rare
Triumphant as a military commander on behalf of the revolutionary French Republic, Napoleon Bonaparte was made First Consul in 1804, the year of this coin. Later that year, however, as France fought a desperate war with Great Britain, he seized power as emperor. The edge reads, in translation, God Protects France. A rare coin, minted in the last year of the French Republic.
France 1804 (Year 12 of The Republic) Napoleon I, Five Francs Silver Rare