France - 200th Anniv. of Republic

200th Anniversary of the French Republic (& The French Revolution). See the original design origins in the 1 Decime piece (1799) here in the France section of the Museum. This Copper-Nickel version was struck in huge quantities (30 M); others of the same design and denomination were struck in silver (30K), gold (5K), and platinum (2K).
Article on Marianne from the "Cosmos of Collectables": https://cosmosofcollectibles.com/the-french-marianne-i-marianne-as-a-representative-of-the-french-people-part-1/