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20 francs essai de Gayrard
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1848 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of Marianne as an allegorical figure of the French Republic facing right, her hair elaborately coiffed and adorned with a laurel wreath, rendered in high relief by engraver Gayrard. The figure wears classical drapery, with ears of wheat or foliage visible at the shoulder, conveying republican and agrarian symbolism. The circular legend REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE is inscribed along the periphery, divided to the left and right of the effigy. The design is enclosed within a fine beaded border running the full circumference of the coin. The modelling reflects the academic neoclassical style characteristic of mid-nineteenth-century French medallic art. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE - FRANCAISE |
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