FRANCE - FRANCE Second Republic (1848-1852). 5 francs Hercule, Flan bruni (PROOF) 1849, A, Paris. Av. LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ. Hercules between Liberty and Equality; in exergue signature Dupré. Rv. FRENCH REPUBLIC. Within a wreath formed by an olive branch and an oak branch: 5 FRANCS (date); below (different) (workshop) (different). G.683 - F.326; Silver - 37 mm - 6 h NGC PF 62 (8527953-012). On burnished blank (PROOF), carefully struck. Only tiny marks in the fields. With a slightly anthracite collector's patina. Rare. Superb at Fleur de coin.