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1 franc Semeuse Pré-série listel large, nickel
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1959 |
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| Value | 1 Franc |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 1959 - (fr) pré-série listel large |
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The Semeuse design had already served France on silver francs since 1898, but the transition to nickel in 1959 required extensive pre-series testing before the type entered circulation. This "listel large" variant — distinguished by its broad rim — was produced as a trial piece to evaluate die spacing and edge definition on the new alloy, and was never released to the public. GEM 104.16 sits in a narrow window of documented pre-series trials from that retooling period, most of which were struck in very small numbers and retained by the Monnaie de Paris or distributed to institutional collections.