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20 Centimes
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1878-1889 |
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| In circulation to | 25 June 1928 |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing draped bust of the Republic personified as Ceres, goddess of the harvest, wearing a pearl necklace and a composite crown of wheat ears, olive branches with olives, and oak branches with acorns, with ribbons descending onto the neck and passing across the forehead. The word CONCOR is inscribed on the ribbon across the forehead. The legend RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE encircles the effigy, rendered in the Neoclassical style characteristic of Oudiné's engraving. |
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| Reverse description | Central field bearing the denomination 20 CENT and the date, enclosed within a composite wreath formed of two oak branches and two laurel branches tied in pairs at the base by a ribbon. Below the knot appears the mint mark letter A, denoting the Paris Mint. The reverse lettering LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ appears as part of the overall design context, with the denomination and date prominently displayed in two lines within the wreath. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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