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100 Francs - Louis Philippe I pattern of Caunois
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1830 |
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| Reference(s) | VG#2739, Maz#1056, Gad#1126 |
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| Reverse description | The denomination 100 FRANCS and date 1830, each followed by a period, are displayed in three lines at the centre of the field, separated by a short horizontal rule. The central inscription is framed by a wreath composed of two branches — olive on the left and laurel on the right — tied at the base by a small Gallic rooster facing left, a patriotic emblem of France. The overall composition is bold and well-centred within a beaded border, consistent with the restrained Neo-Classical design vocabulary of the period. |
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| Reverse lettering | 100 FRANCS. 1830. |
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Caunois was an engraver at the Paris Mint whose pattern submissions rarely advanced beyond the trial stage. This 1830 piece was produced during the chaotic weeks following the July Revolution, when the newly installed Orléanist monarchy needed a coinage identity quickly and multiple engravers competed to supply it. The tin composition marks it unambiguously as an internal trial piece — struck for evaluation, not circulation. Maz#1056 and Gad#1126 cross-references confirm it sits within a documented series of competing 100-franc pattern submissions, most of which were rejected in favor of Domard's accepted designs.