5 centimes Essai en nickel de Merley, type I, perforé

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE
5 (en parti)
CENTIMES (en parti)
A
ESSAI

Engraver: Louis Merley

Edge

Plain

Comment

GEM 12.6 - Diameter: 21mm, Weight: 3.9g, round perforated blank, Type I, characterized by the oak wreath reverse. "ESSAI" in relief between two rosettes. The workshop letter between the different "corne d'abondance" and "torche" of H.A.Patey.

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

GEM 12.6 - Diamètre : 21mm, Poids : 3,9g, flan rond perforé, Type I, caractérisée par le revers à la couronne de chêne. "ESSAI" en exergue, en relief entre deux rosettes. La lettre d'atelier entre les différents corne d'abondance et différent "torche" de H.A.Patey

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the Pattern 5 centimes (Essai en nickel de Merley, type I, perforé) 1905 from France made of Nickel weighing 3.9 g is that it is a rare and highly sought-after coin among collectors. It was minted in 1905 as a trial coin, and only a small number of them were produced, making it a valuable piece of numismatic history.

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