1084868 | FRANCE. Third Republic. (1871-1940). 1872 AR Medallic 5 Francs. NGC MS63. By Würden. Brussels. Edge: Plain. 37.8mm. 25.3gm. Bust of President Adolphe Thiers, left; cross above and date 1685 flanked by torches below and extinguisheres in the legends / REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE, date in exergue. SATORY inscribed across shield depicting a military firing squad, divides denomination 5-F to either side; all within wreath . KM X-48.1; Mazard 2338; Gad.-747; GEM-130.5; VG-3818.

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Adolphe Thiers (1797–1877) was a Minister under Louis Philippe I, then President of the Council in 1836 and 1840. Thiers then became the head of the order of the Assembly. He was arrested in 1851 during the dissolution of the Empire, but allowed to return the following year before dropping out of politics for a number of years. He was elected to the French Chamber in 1863 and 1869 as an opponent of the Empire. In 1871 he was appointed head of executive power of the Government of National Defense. A group of radicals were then elected, known as the Paris Commune. Fighting then broke out between Empire forces and those of the Commune. Many Parisians were executed by the Empire's forces during what became known as "Bloody Week." Thiers eventually became the second elected President of France and first President of the Third Republic. He help this title for two years in office.