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| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1897 |
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| Value | 10 Centimes (0.10) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central denomination numeral '10' above the inscription CENTIMES, both displayed in bold relief within the field. The central motif is framed by a wreath of olive or laurel branches tied at the base with a ribbon bow. Five small five-pointed stars punctuate the wreath at regular intervals. The republican motto LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ is distributed around the periphery — LIBERTÉ to the left, ÉGALITÉ to the right, and FRATERNITÉ along the lower arc — with the word ESSAI inscribed in small characters in the lower field beneath the denomination, indicating the trial or pattern nature of this piece. |
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| Reverse lettering | LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ 10 CENTIMES ESSAI |
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