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10 Francs Essai
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1953 |
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| Value | 10 Francs |
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| Obverse description | Facing left effigy of Marianne, the female personification of the French Republic, wearing a winged Phrygian cap adorned with the French tricolor. Cargo ships appear in the background field, evoking maritime commerce. The word ESSAI is inscribed vertically behind the head and before the legend FRANÇAISE. The date 1953 appears beneath the effigy, followed by a privy mark, with the engraver's signature L.BAZOR and the die-sinker's initials GB also present. The encircling legend reads REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE 1953 ESSAI L.BAZOR GB |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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