10 Francs Essai Piedfort

€1.00
IssuerMadagascar
Year1953
TypeCoin pattern
Value10 Francs
CurrencyCFA franc (1945-1963)
CompositionAluminium bronze
Weight
Dimensions
Thickness3 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
Orientation
Engraver(s)Lucien Georges Bazor
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#PE4
Obverse descriptionFemale personification of the French Republic, wearing winged phrygian cap with French tricolor left. Cargo ships in background. Date underneath followed by privy mark.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringREPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE ESSAI G.B.L.BAZOR 1953
(Translation: French Republic)
Reverse descriptionValue within horns of a Zebu bull flanked by cluster of sprigs with map of country above value.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering10 FRANCS MADAGASCAR
Edge
MintMonnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage1953  - - 104
Catalog ID9854864590
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