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20 Centimes Essai
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1961 |
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| Value | 20 Centimes (0.20 FRF) |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing bust of Marianne, the allegorical personification of the French Republic, her hair adorned with a prominent olive branch. The legend REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE curves around the periphery, with the engraver's signature R. ROBERT inscribed in small characters along the lower truncation of the neck. The portrait is rendered in a refined, classical style characteristic of mid-twentieth-century French coinage design. |
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| Reverse description | The denomination 20 CENTIMES is displayed prominently in the center of the field in bold numerals and lettering, with the date 1961 below. The word ESSAI appears above the denomination, indicating the trial or pattern status of the piece. The central design is framed by a decorative wreath composed of olive and oak branches, with the Republican motto LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE distributed around the periphery. |
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| Mintage | 1961 - - 1,200 |
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