Token France Monneron (Constitution) 5 Sols 1792

Here are some approximate catalog values:

worn: $40 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $70
well preserved: $120
fully uncirculated: $250

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Things were rough in France during the late 1700s. Monarchies oppressed the people, the country went into bankruptcy, and the French Revolution shook all of Europe. This all happened before Napoleon took over in 1799.

With the government in shambles, certain entrepreneurs took it upon themselves to issue money. The Monneron Brothers were such entrepreneurs and they are the ones who struck this coin on a steam-powered coining press.

In fact, since it was not issued by a recognized government, these are really tokens, not coins. But the denomination, 5 sols, is a valid French denomination for the period.

Another Monneron piece, with a depiction of Hercules, token appears at this CoinQuest link
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Coin: 1113, Genre: Tokens, Timeline: World
Created (yyyymm): 200907, Last review: 201904
Appearance: Normal round coin Metallic brown Letters: Latin
Years: sort: 1792, filter: 1792 to 1792
Image: france_monneron_token_5_sols_1792.jpg
Tags: juillet peple encircled circles two loop circumscribed broadsword constitut tablet soldier circumscibed ovals sit sworeds sun circuit circal constitution sunshine seated peoples franciase saber gallen rings francais francaises swords fracaise gallens 5th salutes france sitted twice constitucion ellipse sunrise sitting circlet sola circle seat mourir stool monneron sword francie sits person constituted francai gaul sunburst sunlight circling loops proclimation fran gallic people encircles vivre circular circel sol incircled encircle libres french salute sunset soldiers gall elliptic ringed circumference tablets proclamation encircling circled constitucionalis sols ring oval persons soldjer saluting swordlike franciaise francaise libre oblong soldiered