10 centimes Essai hybride en maillechort de Merley, type II à 18 pans

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE
1887
10
CENTIMES
A

Edge

18-sided heald

Comment

Hybrid test with double face value.
Type II: Reverse without oak wreath, with inner circle. Workshop letter "A", under the word "CENTIMES". The word "ESSAI" highlighted between "corne" and "faisceau". 18-sided edge, double face value, on one side the date between two stars and "REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE", on the other, "LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE" and the word "ESSAI".

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Essai hybride à double valeur faciale.
Type II : Revers sans couronne de chêne, avec cercle intérieur. Lettre d'atelier "A", sous le mot "CENTIMES". Le ùmot "ESSAI" en exergue entre les différents "corne" et "faisceau". Tranche à 18 pans, double valeur faciale, d'un coté la date entre deux étoiles et "REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE", de l'autre, "LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE" et le mot "ESSAI".

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the Pattern 10 centimes (Essai hybride en maillechort de Merley, type II à 18 pans) 1887 from France made of Nickel silver weighing 3.5 g is that it was designed by French engraver and designer, Jean-Baptiste Merley. Merley was known for his work on various French coins and banknotes, and this particular coin features a unique blend of his designs and the use of nickel silver, which gives it a distinctive look and value among collectors.

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