5 Centimes Epreuve technique en bronze de Oudiné

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE
5
CENTIMES
A

Engraver: Eugène-André Oudiné

Edge

Plain

Comment

Where to find the words ESSAI?


As early as 1896, Daniel-Dupuis created his first sketch using Oudiné wedges in the effigy of Ceres. This technical study features the word "ESSAI" debossed on either side of the date on the obverse. The specially prepared blank weighs 5.3g (instead of 5g). This technique of using old coins was also used in 1964 by Raymond Joly for the creation of the new 10 francs Hercule.

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Ou trouver les mots ESSAI ?


Dès 1896, Daniel-Dupuis crée sa première ébauche avec des coins de Oudiné à l'effigie de Cérès. Cette étude technique comporte le mot "ESSAI" en creux, de chaque côté de la date sur l'avers. Le flan préparé spécialement, pèse 5,3g (au lieu de 5g). Cette technique d'utilisation d'ancien coin a également été utilisée en 1964 pa Raymond Joly pour la création de la nouvelle 10 francs Hercule.

Interesting fact

The Pattern 5 Centimes coin was designed by French sculptor and engraver, Jean-Camille Oudiné, and features a unique design that showcases a stylized allegory of the Republic, with a rooster standing on a pedestal, surrounded by olive branches and the motto "Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité" (Liberty, Equality, Fraternity) written in bold letters. This design was meant to symbolize the values of the French Republic and was intended to be used on a new series of coins, but it was ultimately never adopted for circulation. Instead, only a small number of pattern coins were struck in bronze, making them highly sought after by collectors today.

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