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20 Centimes (Essai - Merley. 20 sides)

Country:

France

Series:

1870~1940 - Third colnect.com Republic

Catalog codes:

Col:FR-003700

Variants:

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Issued on:

1881

Last issue date:

1881

Distribution:

Pattern Coinage

Mints:

Monnaie de Paris (A), Paris, France

Composition:

Nickel

Orientation:

Coin alignment ↑O↓

Rim:

Raised. Pins. Both sides

Face value:

19.5 c - French centime

Description:

Obverse: Laureate Libertine head right in circle, engraver "L. M." Louis Merley. Issuer country and date; "RÉPUBLIQUE ★ FRANÇAISE 1881"
Reverse: Denomination "20 / CENTIMES" and mint mark "A" (Paris), all in circle. Motto around "LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ", mint marks and type "cornucopia - ESSAI - fasces"

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