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5 Cents Pattern
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1923 |
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| Composition | Copper-nickel |
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| Obverse description | The laureate head of Marianne, personification of the French Republic, faces left above the central circular hole, rendered in high relief in the style of the Third Republic. Two overflowing cornucopiae filled with fruits and produce flank the hole below, their mouths directed outward into the field. Three ribbon banners arcing beneath the cornucopiae bear the republican motto inscribed in relief lettering. The legend REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE arcs along the outer rim, with the engraver's signature A. PATEY and the word ESSAI appearing at the base of the design. A beaded border encircles the entire obverse. |
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| Obverse lettering | RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ A.PATEY ESSAI (Translation: French Republic Liberty Equality Brotherhood Trial) |
| Reverse description | The central circular hole is flanked by two symmetrical sprays of rice ears, their stalks tied together at the base by a ribbon, forming an open wreath that frames the hole and the denomination. The numeral 5 appears in large relief above the hole, with CENT. inscribed below it. The legend INDOCHINE FRANCAISE is distributed along the upper rim, reading from left to right. The date 1923 is positioned in the lower exergue between the tied ends of the wreath. A beaded border encircles the entire reverse. |
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