Essai de Pillet, grand module, 2ème essai

Reverse

A crowing rooster in the lower foreground, with a sunrise in the background.
Motto of France at the top, 25 on the left and CES underlined on the right.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
.LIBERTE.EGALITE.FRATERNITE.
25 CES
CH.PILLET
ESSAI

Engraver: Charles Pillet

Edge

Plain.

Comment

Coin from the 25 centime competition.
Pillet's 2nd trial module for the competition after modification of the reverse design (on the 1st trial, the rooster is on the right-hand side of the coin).
There is a 3rd trial by Pillet after another modification to the obverse. In the end, Lindauer's 25 centimes won the competition.

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Monnaie issu du concours de 25 centimes.
2e module d'essai de Pillet pour le concours après modification du dessin du revers (sur le 1er essai, le coq est sur le côté droit de la monnaie).
Il existe en 3e essai de Pillet après une autre modification de l'avers. Finalement, la 25 centimes de Lindauer gagne le concours.

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the Pattern Essai de Pillet, grand module, 2ème essai 1913 from France made of Nickel weighing 4.87 g is that it is a rare and highly sought-after coin among collectors. It was minted in 1913 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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