5 centimes Essai en maillechort de Merley, type II à 16 pans

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE
5
CENTIMES
A
ESSAI

Engraver: Louis Merley

Edge

16-sided heald

Comment

GEM 13.1
Diameter: 20.3mm, Weight: 2.6g, type II, reverse without oak wreath, with inner circle. Workshop letter "A" under the word "CENTIMES". The word "ESSAI" in exergue between the different cornucopia and beam. 16-sided slice, double face value, on one side, the date between two stars and "REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE", on the other, "LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE" and the word "ESSAI" and no different.

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

GEM 13.1
Diamètre : 20,3mm, Poids : 2,6g, type II, revers sans couronne de chêne, avec cercle intérieur. Lettre d'atelier "A" sous le mot "CENTIMES". Le mot "ESSAI" en exergue entre les différents corne d'abondance et faisceau. Tranche à 16 pans, double valeur faciale, d'un coté, la date entre deux étoiles et "REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE", de l'autre, "LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE" et le mot "ESSAI" et sans différent.

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the Pattern 5 centimes (Essai en maillechort de Merley, type II à 16 pans) 1887 from France made of Nickel silver weighing 2.6 g is that it was designed by French engraver and designer, Jean-Baptiste Merley. Merley was known for his work on various French coins and banknotes, and his design for the 5 centimes coin features a unique pattern of 16 pans (a pan is a small, stylized flower) on the obverse, which gives the coin its distinctive look.

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