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100 Francs - Louis Philippe Pattern
| Issuer | France |
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| Year | 1831 |
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| Engraver(s) | Jean-Pierre Montagny |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed bust of Louis Philippe I facing left, with naturalistically rendered curly hair. The king is depicted in a plain, unadorned style consistent with early July Monarchy coinage. The encircling legend reads LOUIS PHILIPPE I ROI DES FRANÇAIS, with the engraver's name MONTAGNY appearing at the lower right of the legend. The portrait is framed by a fine toothed border. |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays the denomination 100 FRANCS in two bold lines, with the date 1831 below, all enclosed within a wreath of olive branches tied at the base with a ribbon bow. The branches radiate symmetrically around the denomination, with berried olive sprays at the crown of the wreath. The entire design is contained within a toothed border matching the obverse. |
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This is an essay piece — a pattern struck to evaluate a proposed design before any commitment to gold production. Louis-Philippe had taken the throne only the previous year following the July Revolution, and the new regime was still negotiating what its coinage should look like. Pattern production in tin allowed the engravers and mint authorities to assess relief and die quality without expending precious metal on what might be rejected outright.
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