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10 Centimes Pattern, without effigy
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1839 |
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| Value | 10 Centimes (0.10) |
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| Reverse lettering | 1839 |
| Edge | Plain |
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In 1839, the Monnaie de Paris produced a series of pattern pieces exploring design alternatives for circulating copper coinage — this example being the variant that deliberately omitted the royal portrait. The decision to test an effigy-free design under Louis-Philippe is notable given the political volatility of the July Monarchy; republican sentiment made the king's image on everyday coinage a recurring point of contention. The pattern was never adopted.
Mazard 1142 is among the scarcer of the 1839 copper pattern references, with survivors appearing almost exclusively in institutional collections and high-end auction appearances.