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1 Centime - Louis Philippe I pattern of Barre
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1843-1846 |
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| Value | 1 Centime (0.01) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of King Louis-Philippe I facing left, depicted in finely detailed high relief with wavy hair gathered beneath an olive wreath tied at the nape. The engraver's name BARRE appears incuse at the base of the truncation. The surrounding circular legend reads LOUIS PHILIPPE I to the left and ROI DES FRANCAIS to the right, all enclosed within a continuous beaded border. The portrait reflects the refined neoclassical style characteristic of Jacques-Jean Barre's work as chief engraver at the Monnaie de Paris. |
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| Reverse description | Plain, unadorned field bearing the denomination numeral 1 in the upper portion, followed by the word CENTIME in bold serifed capitals across the centre, separated from the word ESSAI below by a slender elongated lozenge or dash ornament. The design is stark and typographic, emphasising legibility over decorative embellishment, consistent with the functional intent of a trial or pattern piece. The entire composition is enclosed within a continuous beaded border matching the obverse. |
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| Reverse lettering | 1 CENTIME ESSAI |
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