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5 centimes Daniel-Dupuis Epreuve uniface de revers en bronze, listel fin
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1898 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Uniface reverse trial strike (épreuve uniface de revers), the obverse side presenting a completely blank, smooth field devoid of any design or legend, bounded by a narrow raised rim (listel fin). The plain surface retains the characteristic bronze patina of the issue and bears no devices, effigy, or inscription whatsoever, confirming its nature as a one-sided pattern piece intended to assess die quality and metal characteristics for the reverse design. |
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| Mint | Monnaie de Paris |
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The Dupuis centimes series emerged from an open competition launched by the Monnaie de Paris in the mid-1890s to refresh France's minor coinage. Jean-Baptiste Daniel-Dupuis won with a design that broke from the stiff academic classicism dominating French medallic art at the time. This uniface reverse trial — struck with a narrow flan rim rather than the production collar — was produced as part of the official approval process, where individual faces were assessed separately before a combined working die was sanctioned.
The thin listel distinguishes this piece from the standard épreuve format. GEM 14.13 is among the more precisely documented trial varieties in the Frossard-Gadoury reference framework.