5 Centimes (Essai en maillechort de Oudiné, sans légende) 1870 front 5 Centimes (Essai en maillechort de Oudiné, sans légende) 1870 back
5 Centimes (Essai en maillechort de Oudiné, sans légende) 1870 photo
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5 Centimes Essai en maillechort de Oudiné, sans légende

1870 year
Nickel silver 4.9 g 25 mm
Description
Issuer
France
Period
Third Republic (1870-1940)
Type
Pattern
Year
1870
Value
5 Centimes (0.05)
Currency
Franc (1795-1959)
Composition
Nickel silver
Weight
4.9 g
Diameter
25 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-04
References
Numista
N#198346
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
5
CENTIMES
1870
E

Engraver: Eugène-André Oudiné

Edge

Plain

Comment

No inner graining on the obverse. The letter "E" on the reverse under the crown.Automatically translated

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the Pattern 5 Centimes (Essai en maillechort de Oudiné, sans légende) 1870 from France made of Nickel silver weighing 4.9 g is that it is a rare and unique coin that was never officially released into circulation. It was created as a trial coin, and only a small number of samples were produced, making it a highly sought-after collector's item among numismatists.