© Patrick Bedouet
© Patrick Bedouet
100 Francs essai en cupro-alu doré de Vernon
1929 year| Gold plated copper-aluminium | 3.4 g | 21 mm |
| Issuer | France |
|---|---|
| Period | Third Republic (1870-1940) |
| Type | Pattern |
| Year | 1929 |
| Value | 100 Francs |
| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
| Composition | Gold plated copper-aluminium |
| Weight | 3.4 g |
| Diameter | 21 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Updated | 2024-10-04 |
| Numista | N#252844 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 94% |
Reverse
An oak tree whose trunk separates the face value, date in the exergue
Script: Latin
Lettering:
100 Fcs
1929
ESSAI
Engraver: Jean Vernon
Edge
Embossed edge
Lettering: LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about the Pattern 100 Francs (essai en cupro-alu doré de Vernon) 1929 from France is that it was designed by the French sculptor and engraver, Louis-Oscar Roty. Roty was known for his work on various French coins and banknotes, and his design for this coin features a portrait of a young woman representing the Republic of France, surrounded by a wreath of olive branches and the motto "Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité" (Liberty, Equality, Fraternity). The coin's design was meant to symbolize the values of the French Republic and to promote the use of cupro-aluminum, a metal alloy that was newly introduced at the time.
