It is, as you say, a French 5 centime. Listed in the catalogues as KM# 842; example on WCG. Five centime coins were issued with this design from 1898 up to the start of WWI, and again for a couple of years after the war ended.
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name of the coin in French 5 centimes Dupuis diameter 25 mm , 5 g bronze rare years for this type : 1897, 1898 and especially 1921 very hard to find ! (one of the most expensive French coins)
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