2½ Centimes - Charles X pattern of Tiolier ND

Reverse

2/ CENTIMES/ 1/2/ (MM) ESSAI A all in a wreath of olive branches

Script: Latin

Lettering: 2/ CENTIMES/ 1/2/ (MM) ESSAI A

Engraver: Nicolas-Pierre Tiolier

Edge

Guillochee

Comment

There is a variant where the edge is smooth.
The striking of the smooth edge is later than the guilloche edge.
The weight varies, for both variants, from 3,70 g to 5,04 g.
It is not excluded that there are heavier or lighter examples.

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Il existe une variante où la tranche est lisse.
La frappe de la tranche lisse est postérieure à celle de la tranche guillochée.
Le poids varie, pour les deux variantes, de 3,70 g à 5,04 g.
Il n'est pas exclue qu'il existe des exemplaires plus lourd ou plus léger.

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the Pattern 2½ Centimes - Charles X (pattern of Tiolier) ND (1825) from France made of Copper weighing 5.03 g is that it was designed by French engraver and medalist, Jean-Pierre Montagny, who was known for his work on various French coins and medals during the 19th century.

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