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2 Centimes Epi Epreuve uniface de revers en argent
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1960 |
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| Currency | New franc (1960-2001) |
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| Obverse description | This piece is a uniface reverse trial strike (épreuve uniface de revers), meaning the obverse face is intentionally blank and unstrück. The reverse die, which here serves as the sole struck face, displays the large numeral '2' prominently in the central field, rendered in a bold, upright style characteristic of the Epi series designed after Guilleminet. The denomination legend 'CENTIMES' is inscribed in the lower portion of the field, with the date '1961' appearing in the upper arc of the legend. The overall design reflects the clean, modernist aesthetic of the Fifth Republic's early decimal coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | 1961 2 CENTIMES |
| Reverse description | The reverse of this uniface trial piece presents a completely plain, unworked surface, as is characteristic of a uniface striking. No design, legend, or device of any kind appears on this face; it retains the smooth, unfinished appearance of a blank planchet not subjected to die pressure. This blank face serves as confirmation of the piece's status as a one-sided experimental striking produced by the Monnaie de Paris for archival or approval purposes. |
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