10 Centimes pattern of Merley, 16 pans

Issuer France
Year 1887
Type Coin pattern
Value 10 Centimes (0.10)
Currency Franc (1795-1959)
Composition Nickel silver
Weight 3.54 g
Diameter 22.16 mm
Thickness
Shape Hexadecagonal (16-sided)
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s) Louis Merley
In circulation to
Reference(s) VG#4056, GEM#27.4
Obverse description The Head of the Republic in the form of Ceres is turned to the right. She is situated between a beam and an olive branch, (symbols of the French Republic), under a star. Under the bust, signature of the engraver.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering RÉPUBLIQUE ★ FRANÇAISE L.MERLEY 1887
Reverse description In a circle in the center, the face value and the letter of workshop. Between the circle and the scroll the French motto, the word `ESSAI` surrounded by a cornucopia (symbol of the Monnaie de Paris) and a beam of the lictor to symbolize the Republic.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ 10 CENTIMES A ESSAI
Edge 16-sided slice.
Mint
Mintage 1887 A - -
Numisquare ID 3546698690
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