100 Francs - Louis Philippe Pattern

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.