100 francs Bazor essai en cupro-aluminium

Reverse

Above a globe from which emerge an ear of corn, an olive branch and an oak branch; 1929 in the exergue.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
100
FRANCS
19 29

Engraver: Lucien Georges Bazor

Edge

Embossed inscription

Lettering: **LIBERTE * ÉGALITÉ *FRATERNITÉ

Comment

The competition trial (GEM 288) is signed LUCIEN BAZOR, while the definitive type (GEM 290.5) is signed L. BAZOR

A small boxed set is available with the 10 francs 1929 trial and this 100 francs 1929 coin, both in cupro-aluminum.

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

L'essai du concours (GEM 288) a la signature LUCIEN BAZOR alors que le type définitif (GEM 290.5) a la signature L. BAZOR

Il existe un petit coffret avec l'essai de la 10 francs 1929 et cette pièce 100 francs 1929, les deux essais en cupro-aluminium.

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the Pattern 100 francs Bazor (essai en cupro-aluminium) 1929 from France is that it was minted with a unique blend of copper and aluminum, known as cupro-aluminium, which gives it a distinctive color and texture that sets it apart from other coins.

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