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1 Centime pattern without essai words, matt proof
| Issuer | France |
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| Year | 1898 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Liberty facing right, wearing a Phrygian cap adorned with a laurel crown. The effigy is rendered in high relief in the matt proof finish characteristic of French Third Republic pattern coinage. The legend REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE arcs around the upper periphery, while the engraver's signature DANIEL DUPUIS appears incuse in the lower field beneath the truncation. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The 1898 French centime patterns form part of a broader government trial program conducted ahead of the definitive Third Republic minor coinage reforms. Most pieces from this program were struck with "ESSAI" incused in the field or edge as a control mark — this example omits that designation entirely, placing it in a distinct category documented separately by Mazard and Gadoury. The matt proof surface was achieved by sandblasting or acid-treating the dies rather than the polished-die method used for circulation proofs, a technique the Paris Mint applied selectively to pattern submissions during this decade.