1 Centime Essai en bronze argenté

Reverse

In a ribbon and embroidered on an oak branch.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LIBERTE EGALITE - FRATERNITE
1
CENTIME
1898

Engraver: Jean-Baptiste-Daniel Dupuis

Edge

Plain

Comment

Obverse of the definitive type and reverse of the non-adopted type, with the word "CENTIMES" oblique on a ribbon.

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Avers du type définitif et revers du type non adopté, avec le mot "CENTIMES" en oblique sur un ruban.

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the Pattern 1 Centime (Essai en bronze argenté) 1898 from France is that it was minted with a unique silver plating process, known as "argenté" in French, which gives the coin a distinctive shimmering appearance. This process involved depositing a thin layer of silver onto the bronze substrate, creating a striking contrast between the bright silver surface and the darker bronze core. The use of this process was a trial, hence the name "Essai" (meaning "trial" in French), and it was not adopted for regular production. As a result, the Pattern 1 Centime (Essai en bronze argenté) 1898 is a rare and sought-after collector's item among numismatists.

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