104. COUNCIL OF FIVE CENTS Identity medal by GATTEAUX of the An V type, octagonal in silver, obverse a cluster of with a Phrygian cap Laurel, oak and laurel branches in front of two horns of abundance horns of plenty and the legend "RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE". The exergue reads "REPRES DU PEUP L'AN V". On the reverse, a snake biting its tail surrounded by the Tables of the Law inscribed " CONSTITUTION DE L'AN III in front of a level with the "CONSEIL DES CINQ-CENTS". The italic mark F. A. BOISSY surmounted by a transverse transverse bélière. Bears the English signature of "C.G. DEGRAVE". In its patina. D : 40 mm - Gross weight : 30.5 g The Conseil des Cinq-Cents was one of two French legislative assemblies legislative assemblies of the Directoire, along with the Conseil des Anciens. It was instituted by the Constitution of An III, adopted by the by the Thermidorian Convetion on August 22, 1795, and came into force on came into force on September 23. It met in the Salle du Manège from 27 October 1795 to January 21, 1798 and then at the Palais Bourbon.