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20 Francs pattern of Guzman
| Issuer | France |
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| Year | 1950 |
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| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A tall, upright laurel branch with symmetrically arranged leaves occupies the centre of the field, flanked by the bold denomination numeral '20' to the upper right and the word 'FRANCS' below it. The word 'ESSAI' appears in the right field, identifying this piece as a trial or pattern strike. The date 1950 is inscribed in the lower exergue. |
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In 1950, the French Mint produced a series of pattern coins as part of an ongoing effort to redesign the franc coinage following postwar monetary instability. The Guzman patterns belong to a competitive submission process in which outside artists and engravers were invited to propose designs — most never advanced beyond trial strikes. Surviving examples exist in very small numbers, with variants distinguished by subtle differences in die preparation that account for the Mazard reference qualifier here.