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1 Franc Union Française Pattern

Issuer Monnaie de Paris
Year 1948
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Diameter 23 mm
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Obverse description Left-facing effigy of Marianne wearing a winged Phrygian cap, rendered in low relief in the style of engraver Lucien Georges Bazor. Four sailing ships appear in the background field, evoking French maritime and colonial heritage. The date 1948 is inscribed in the exergue. The circular legend reads REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE UNION FRANÇAISE, with the engraver's signature L.BAZOR and the trial designation ESSAI appearing in the field.
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Obverse lettering REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE UNION FRANÇAISE L.BAZOR GB ESSAI 1948
(Translation: FRENCH REPUBLIC FRENCH UNION BAZOR TRIAL)
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