10 Centimes - Epreuve en maillechort 1937 front 10 Centimes - Epreuve en maillechort 1937 back
10 Centimes - Epreuve en maillechort 1937 photo
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10 Centimes - Epreuve en maillechort

1937 year
Nickel silver 4 g 21 mm
Description
Issuer
France
Period
Third Republic (1870-1940)
Type
Pattern
Year
1937
Value
10 Centimes (0.10)
Currency
Franc (1795-1959)
Composition
Nickel silver
Weight
4 g
Diameter
21 mm
Shape
Round with a round hole
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-04
References
Numista
N#208142
Rarity index
94%

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LIBERTE EGALITE
FRATERNITE
10 // CMES
1937

Engraver: Edmond-Émile Lindauer

Edge

Plain

Interesting fact

The Pattern 10 Centimes - Epreuve en maillechort 1937 was a trial coin that was never officially released into circulation. It was minted in 1937 as a test piece to experiment with a new design and composition, but it was ultimately rejected and never widely produced. As a result, it is now a rare and highly sought-after collector's item among numismatists.