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100 Francs - Louis Philippe Pattern
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1831 |
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| Value | 100 Francs |
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| Reverse description | Central field bears the denomination 100 FRANCS and date 1831 inscribed in three lines, all enclosed within a wreath formed by two symmetrical laurel-and-olive branches tied at the base with a ribbon bow. The branches are rendered with careful botanical detail, their leaves and berries finely modelled in high relief. The composition is centred on the plain field with no exergual line, and the wreath tips nearly meet at the top of the coin. The rim is defined by a continuous beaded border. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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The July Monarchy's early coinage program required new dies across multiple denominations, and trial strikes in tin were a routine part of the Monnaie de Paris approval process — allowing engravers and officials to assess relief and lettering before committing to gold production. This particular essai precedes the circulating 100 Francs gold coinage that would follow once the new regime had stabilized its political footing after the upheaval of 1830.
Mazur 1058 and Gadoury 1128 both treat this as a pattern proper rather than a simple die trial, suggesting it saw at least limited formal review.