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1 Franc Essai
| Issuer | French Equatorial Africa |
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| Year | 1948 |
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| Engraver(s) | Lucien Georges Bazor |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Marianne facing right, wearing a winged helmet adorned with a laurel wreath, her hair flowing in loose waves behind her neck. A harbor scene with ships is rendered in low relief in the background field behind the bust. The engraver's signature BAZOR appears in the lower left field, with the word ESSAI and the date 1948 inscribed along the lower exergue. The circular legend REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE UNION FRANÇAISE runs along the upper periphery. |
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| Reverse lettering | 1 F. AFRIQUE EQUATORIALE FRANÇAISE |
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| Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
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