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40 Francs - Louis XVIII pattern uniface
| Issuer | France |
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| Year | 1824 |
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| Composition | Tin |
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| Obverse description | Uniface trial striking presenting the bare head of Louis XVIII in right-facing profile, his hair restrained by a fillet tied at the nape of the neck, rendered in the neoclassical style by engraver Auguste-François Michaut. The legend LOUIS XVIII - ROI DE FRANCE. encircles the effigy. The engraver's signature MICHAUT F. appears in the field without the customary horse-head privy mark below. The coin's heavily oxidised tin surface, visible in the image, reflects the piece's experimental nature as a pattern striking. |
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| Reverse description | Uniface reverse, being the plain back of the tin striking with no design, legend, or relief whatsoever. The surface is irregular and largely smooth, consistent with a uniface pattern produced from a single obverse die without a corresponding reverse die. The heavily corroded tin surface exhibits an uneven, pitted texture throughout the field. |
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| Mintage | ND (1824) - (fr) (en) Épreuve uniface |
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