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Essai de fabrication de monnaie à 12 pans

Features

Issuer France
Period Third Republic (1870-1940)
Type Patterns
Year 1938
Currency Franc (1795-1959)
Composition Copper-nickel
Diameter 19.5 mm
Thickness 3 mm
Shape Dodecagonal (12-sided)
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
165957
References VG# 5489 G
Victor Guilloteau. Monnaies françaises (Guilloteau). Paris, France (2 volumes).
, Maz# 2618 b)
Jean Mazard. Histoire monétaire et numismatique contemporaine 1790-1967. Émile Bourgey, Monnaies et Medailles, Paris, France (2 volumes).
, GEM# 271.2 / 271.3
Michel Taillard, Michel Arnaud; 2014. Essais Monétaires et Piéforts Français 1870-2001. Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco.

Obverse

Flat surface with listel.Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering: ESSAI / DE / MONNAIE / A / PANS / 1938

Reverse

Flat surface with listel.Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering: ESSAI / DE / MONNAIE / A / PANS / 1938

Edge

12-sided dodecagonal.Automatically translated

Comments

Obverse and reverse are identical.
This test of manufacture also exists in cupronickel, the color of this one is identical to the specimen of this card.Automatically translated

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1938  (fr) GEM. 271.2 - Léger : 5 g
1938  (fr) GEM. 271.3 - Lourd : 7 g

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