5 Centimes (Essai en maillechort de Lorthior) 1880 front 5 Centimes (Essai en maillechort de Lorthior) 1880 back
5 Centimes (Essai en maillechort de Lorthior) 1880 photo
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5 Centimes Essai en maillechort de Lorthior

1880 year
Nickel silver 2.8 g 20 mm
Description
Issuer
France
Period
Third Republic (1870-1940)
Type
Pattern
Year
1880
Value
5 Centimes (0.05)
Currency
Franc (1795-1959)
Composition
Nickel silver
Weight
2.8 g
Diameter
20 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-04
References
Numista
N#198392
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ
5
CENTIMES
A

Engraver: Lorthior

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the Pattern 5 Centimes (Essai en maillechort de Lorthior) 1880 from France made of Nickel silver weighing 2.8 g is that it was designed by French engraver and designer, Jean-Baptiste-Léon Lorthior. Lorthior was known for his work on various French coins and banknotes, and this particular coin features a unique design that sets it apart from other coins of its time.