Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
10 Francs Essai
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
|---|---|
| Year | 1964 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Draped bust of Marianne, the allegorical personification of the French Republic, facing left, wearing a winged helmet with flowing wavy hair. Two sailing ships appear in the lower field on either side of the truncation, evoking maritime themes. The engraver's signature L.BAZOR appears at lower left, with the initials GB at lower right, and the date 1964 in the exergue flanked by small decorative symbols. The circular legend REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE runs along the rim, with the word ESSAI inscribed vertically in the right field. The design is rendered in high relief in the neoclassical style characteristic of Bazor's work for the Monnaie de Paris. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE ESSAI L.BAZOR GB 1964 |
| Reverse description | A stylized architectural canopy or mantle, laden with tropical fruits and palm fronds at the top, occupies the upper portion of the field. The large numeral '10' is prominently displayed at center, with the word FRANCS below it, flanked on each side by large conch shells. The middle ground depicts a coastal panorama with outrigger sailing vessels on water, palm trees, and tropical vegetation. A coelacanth or large fish swims across the lower field in high relief. The circular legend ARCHIPEL DES COMORES is inscribed along the lower rim, framing the entire composition. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |