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1 Centime - Napoleon III pattern of Barre
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1851 |
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| Reference(s) | VG#3297, Maz#1375, Gad#85 |
| Obverse description | Bare-headed effigy of Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte facing left, rendered in high relief with naturalistic detail to the hair and facial features. The portrait is encircled by a toothed inner border. The legend LOUIS-NAPOLEON BONAPARTE runs along the upper and right periphery, and the engraver's signature BARRE appears in small incuse letters beneath the truncation of the bust. |
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| Obverse lettering | LOUIS-NAPOLEON BONAPARTE BARRE |
| Reverse description | Plain field bearing a three-line central inscription in bold serif capitals, reading ESSAI / DE BRONZE / 1851, denoting the trial piece struck in bronze. The entire design is enclosed within a toothed inner border consistent with the obverse, and the field is otherwise unadorned, emphasizing the typographic character of this essai. |
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