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Auction 29 - The Lissner Collection 1-2 August 2014
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FRANCE, Commune de Paris. 1871. AR 5 Francs (37mm, 24.99 g, 6h). Paris mint; différents: trident and anchor. Désiré-Albert Barre, engraver general. Zéphirin Camélinat, director. Dated 1871 A. VG 744; KM 823. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 67 WINGS APPROVED. Gem with multi colored iridescence. The finest known example.
The Commune of Paris was a leftist and anarchist reaction to the military disaster at Sedan and the collapse of the Second Empire. The uprising left indelible marks on the city, as hundred of Communards were killed or deported following the return of the Republican government.
The Commune of Paris was a leftist and anarchist reaction to the military disaster at Sedan and the collapse of the Second Empire. The uprising left indelible marks on the city, as hundred of Communards were killed or deported following the return of the Republican government.