FRANCE - FRANCE Third Republic (1870-1940). 5 francs Hercule, Flan bruni (PROOF) 1874, 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.745a - F.334; Silver - 24.97 g - 37 mm - 6 h Top Pop: this is the finest graded example! From the Victor Guilloteau collection, then Jean Vinchon Numismatique sale, 13 April 1991, No. 389 (5000 ff) with its original cover. NGC PF 64 (8524348-037). Burnished blank (PROOF) with mirror fields and reliefs slightly satin-finished, all under a delicate collector's patina. Minimal hairlines in the fields. Very rare with only one other PROOF graded copy in NGC base (PF 61) and no copy at PCGS! Almost a corner flower.