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5 centimes Lindauer Essai en bronze
| Issuer | France |
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| Year | 1914 |
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| Value | 5 Centimes (0.05) |
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| Obverse description | Central round hole surrounded by the large monogram 'RF' (République Française) in bold relief, flanked on either side by oak branches bearing acorns, rendered in fine detail. A rooster's head in profile appears above the central hole, emerging from the top of the monogram in a naturalistic style. The engraver's signature 'EM.LINDAUER' appears in small incuse letters at the bottom of the field. The entire composition is enclosed within a milled border, giving the design a structured, formal appearance consistent with the Art Nouveau-influenced French republican aesthetic of the early twentieth century. |
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| Obverse lettering | RF |
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The Lindauer 5 centimes was designed by Edmond Lindauer and adopted just as France entered the First World War — a timing that effectively killed its circulation life before it began. Wartime metal requisitions and the suspension of normal bronze coinage meant the definitive pieces were barely produced, and the essai series exists largely because the approval process had already advanced before mobilization overtook everything.
GEM 18.4 places this among the documented trial strikes, distinct from the later piedfort variants.