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5 Cents Pattern
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1946 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Marianne facing right, her hair pinned up and adorned with a laurel branch held in her right hand, with a lion's head medallion visible on her garment. The engraver's signature P.TURIN appears in the right field. The circular legend REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE runs along the periphery within a decorative rope border, and the date 1946 is incused in the exergue below a horizontal bar. |
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| Reverse description | A central sheaf of rice stalks with two prominent ears of grain rises vertically, flanking the large numeral '5' to the left and the abbreviation 'CENT.' within a stylized 'C' to the right, with the word ESSAI inscribed within the denomination cartouche. The circular legend INDOCHINE FRANÇAISE is distributed around the periphery within a matching decorative rope border. Two mint marks — the cornucopia of the Paris Mint and a winged caduceus — appear at the lower left and lower right of the field respectively. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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