1 Centime pattern

Features

Issuer France
Period Second Republic (1848-1852)
Type Pattern
Year 1851
Value 1 Centime (0.01)
Currency Franc (1795-1959)
Composition Tin
Weight 3.24 g
Diameter 20 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
169873
References VG# 1260 var.,
Victor Guilloteau; 1943. Monnaies françaises : Colonies, 1670-1942, métropole, 1774-1942. A. Barry, Paris, France.
Maz# 1376,
Jean Mazard; 1965. Histoire monétaire et numismatique contemporaine 1790-1963 / Tome 1. 1790-1848. Sabine Bourgey, Paris, France.
And 1 more volumes.
Gad# 77
Francesco Pastrone; 2021. Monnaies francaises, 1789-2021 (25th edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco.

Obverse

Laureate head of Napoleon I on the left.Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Reverse

TEST / OF / CENTIME in three lines in a beaded cord.Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering: ESSAI / DE / CENTIME

Edge

Smooth

Comments

(fr)

Il s’agit d’un essai très rare : c’est la première fois que nous proposons un tel exemplaire à la vente.
Gadoury et V. Guilloteau le classe au Premier Empire ; Mazard le classe sous la Deuxième République ; frappe probable en 1851.

CGB.

Degré de rareté R3, cote de 1250€ en SUP.

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