France, Fifth Republic, 5 Centimes – 1980

Description

The fifth Republic is the current French regime, and has a clearly presidential character. After the crises of May 1958 with the war of independence of Algeria, he returns from Gaulle to the government, with the permission to create a new Constitution. This new Constitution will be approved in October 1958, and makes France a semi -presidential regime, breaking with the French parliamentary tradition. Thus, the president is elected by direct universal suffrage and enjoys large powers in marked contrast with the situation of the fourth republic born in 1946. The numismatics of this era will break with the previous continuism, and will begin with the creation of a new Franco = 100 francs