10 centimes Essai en or de Pillet

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LIBERTE EGALITE
FRATERNITE
10 // CES
CH.PILLET // ESSAI

Engraver: Charles Pillet

Edge

Plain

Comment

Struck on a gold blank, this trial was used as a presentation coin. Signature "CH.PILLET" on reverse, followed by the word "ESSAI". As this gold trial was not required in the competition, it was struck on the initiative and at the expense of the engraver. 2 known examples.

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Frappé sur flan or, cet essai a servi de monnaie de présentation. Signature "CH.PILLET" au revers en exergue, suivie du mot "ESSAI". Cet essai en or n'étant pas requis dans le concours, celui-ci a été frappé à l'initiative et aux frais du graveur. 2 exemplaires connus.

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the Pattern 10 centimes (Essai en or de Pillet) 1913 from France made of Gold weighing 7.1g is that it was designed by French sculptor and engraver, Oscar Roty. Roty was known for his work on various French coins and medals, and his design for the 10 centimes coin features a stunning depiction of a young woman representing the French Republic, surrounded by a wreath of olive branches. The coin's design was meant to symbolize the renewal and rebirth of France after the tumultuous period of World War I.

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