10 centimes Essai en bronze, ballon monté

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering: GT DE LA DÉFENSE NATIONALE

Edge

Plain

Comment

On the night of October 8, 1870, Léon Gambetta left Paris in a balloon, wanting to go and lead the resistance in the provinces. A 10 centime coin was struck to commemorate this event.

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

La nuit du 8 octobre1870, Léon Gambetta quitta Paris en ballon, voulant aller animer la résistance en province. Une monnaie au module de 10 centimes fut frappée pour commémorer cet événement.

Interesting fact

This coin was designed by French sculptor and engraver, Jean-Baptiste Farochon. Farochon was a prominent artist of his time, known for his work on various coins and medals. He was also a professor at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and his students included famous artists such as Auguste Rodin and Paul Baudry. The Pattern 10 centimes coin features a design of a young woman representing France, surrounded by a wreath of oak leaves and the value "10 centimes" inscribed at the bottom. The coin's design was meant to symbolize the country's unity and strength after the Franco-Prussian War.

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