10 centimes (Essai en maillechort) 1914 front 10 centimes (Essai en maillechort) 1914 back
10 centimes (Essai en maillechort) 1914 photo
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10 centimes Essai en maillechort

1914 year
Nickel silver 3.9 g 21 mm
Description
Issuer
France
Period
Third Republic (1870-1940)
Type
Pattern
Year
1914
Value
10 Centimes (0.10)
Currency
Franc (1795-1959)
Composition
Nickel silver
Weight
3.9 g
Diameter
21 mm
Shape
Round with a round hole
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-04
References
Numista
N#207847
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LIBERTE EGALITE
FRATERNITE
10 // CMES
ESSAI
1914

Engraver: Edmond-Émile Lindauer

Edge

Plain

Comment

With the word "ESSAI" in the loop of the "C". We believe there are around 200 copies left.Automatically translated

Interesting fact

The Pattern 10 centimes coin was designed by French artist and engraver, Charles-Eugène Désiré Pillet, who was known for his work on various French coins and banknotes during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.