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100 Francs - Charles X Pattern
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1824 |
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| Weight | 32.258 g |
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| Reverse description | The royal coat of arms of France — a shield bearing three fleurs-de-lis arranged two and one, surmounted by an elaborate royal crown — is displayed centrally in the field. The denomination 100 is inscribed to the left of the shield and FR to the right, with the mint mark A (Paris) positioned below FR and an anchor privy mark to the lower left of the shield. The word ESSAI appears in the exergue below the shield, identifying this piece as a trial or pattern strike. The entire central design is encircled by a wreath of laurel and olive branches tied with a ribbon at the base. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Charles X ascended to the throne in September 1824 following the death of Louis XVIII, and the Monnaie de Paris moved quickly to prepare coinage for the new reign. This 100 francs piece is a pattern — an essai — produced to test and approve the new royal portrait before committing to full production dies. The type was never struck for general circulation at this denomination in the king's early coinage, making survivorship entirely dependent on what was preserved from official trial strikings.
Mazard 886 accounts for only a handful of confirmed examples.