1/2 Franc 1837 - 90% Silver - King Louis-Philippe I - Antique French Coins - 136,000 Minted

This listing is for the photographed 1/2 Franc 1837. The obverse features Louis-Philippe facing right wearing a laurel wreath. The inscription reads: LOUIS PHILIPPE I ROI DES FRANÇAIS. The reverse gives the denomination 1/2 FRANC surrounded by a wreath. The coin was issued during a period when France was becoming increasingly industrialized. Railroads, factories, banking, and urbanization were expanding rapidly, while France was also beginning to establish itself as a major industrial and colonial power. Louis-Philippe became known as the “Citizen King” because his government was initially presented as a constitutional monarchy representing the interests of the French middle class. Unlike the Bourbon kings who preceded him, his coins emphasized the title “Roi des Français” (King of the French) rather than “King of France.”

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1/2 Franc 1837 - 90% Silver - King Louis-Philippe I - Antique French Coins - 136,000 Minted