Coin France 1/2 Franc (Module), Henri V - 13 years of Henri V - 1833

Henri V, whose full name was Henri d'Artois, Count of Chambord (1820-1883), was a claimant to the French throne. He was the grandson of Charles X, the last king of the senior branch of the Bourbons, and the son of Charles Ferdinand d'Artois, Duke of Berry. Although he never reigned, he was considered by legitimists to be the de jure king Henri V from 1830 until his death in 1883.

In 1833, after the abdication of Charles X in 1830 and the exile of the royal family, coins bearing the effigy of Henri V were minted by legitimists, especially abroad, to assert their support for his cause. These coins were often minted as symbols of royal legitimacy and protest against the July Monarchy, established after the 1830 Revolution that brought Louis-Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, to power.

Henri V spent most of his life in exile, mainly in Austria, and always refused to renounce his monarchical principles to accept a compromise with the French government. His refusal to abandon the white flag of the Bourbons in favor of the tricolor flag, a symbol of the Revolution, is one of the reasons he could never return to the throne despite attempts at a monarchical restoration.

Bronze
Ø 18.00mm, Weight 2.58g
Gad 405, XF
Henri V
France