5 Centimes Big modul, Nickel, Trial

Features

Issuer	France
Period	Third Republic (1870-1940)
Type	Patterns
Year	1914
Value	5 Centimes (0.05)
Currency	Franc (1795-1959)
Composition	Nickel
Weight	3 g
Diameter	19 mm
Shape	Round with a round hole
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	15 February 1942
Number	N# 147473
References	Franc 2014# 120/1 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , KM# 865 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , GEM# 18.5 Michel Taillard, Michel Arnaud; 2014. Essais Monétaires et Piéforts Français 1870-2001. Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco. , Gad 1789# 169 Éditions Victor Gadoury (publisher). Monnaies françaises (Gadoury). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco (9 volumes).

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Obverse

The hole is surrounded by two oak branches, the letters "RF" and a Phrygian cap on top. Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
R F
EM LINDAUER

Engraver: Edmond-Émile Lindauer

Reverse

The French currency above the hole. On each side of the latter the face value "5 CMES" which is underlined. All in bottom the year.
The word essay is between the line and the C of "CMES". Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LIBERTÉ· ÉGALITÉ
FRATERNITÉ
5 CMES
ESSAI
1914

Engraver: Edmond-Émile Lindauer

Edge

Plain

Mint

Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)

Mark

Henri-Auguste-Jules Patey, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1896-1930)

Comments

There are many fakes of this coin in circulation. They are usually unperforated, but can also be found with holes drilled in them! To recognize these fakes, see the word essai, which is bold on the fake, fine and delicate on the real thing.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1914

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