2 Centimes Trial Strike

Obverse description	Central design features a large five-pointed star with beaded edges along each arm and radiating engraved lines filling the interstitial fields, centered on a raised circular boss. The denomination '2' appears to the upper left and 'C.ES' to the upper right of the star, flanking the uppermost point. Three five-pointed stars are arranged vertically along the left field and three along the right field. The date '1906' is inscribed in the lower exergue, flanked by the mint marks 'L' and 'W'. The entire design is encircled by a continuous beaded border.
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Reverse description	The plain field bears the two-word legend 'ESSAI MONÉTAIRE' arranged in a circular fashion, with 'ESSAI' arching across the upper portion and 'MONÉTAIRE' curving along the lower portion. A prominent raised rose ornament occupies the center of the field, flanked symmetrically by two smaller rosette or floral mint marks at the mid-field level. The reverse is otherwise unadorned, with no border beading, giving the trial piece a deliberately spare and utilitarian appearance consistent with an essai monetaire.
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Edge	Plain
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