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5 Francs Essai
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1948 |
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| Value | 5 Francs |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing effigy of Marianne wearing a winged Phrygian cap, rendered in high relief. Four sailing ships appear in the background field, evoking maritime trade and colonial ties. The date 1948 is inscribed below the portrait, followed by the engraver's privy mark. The peripheral legend reads REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE UNION FRANÇAISE, with the engraver's signature L.BAZOR and the word ESSAI denoting trial strike status. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central motif featuring a left-facing head of a waterbuck, a large sub-Saharan antelope, with prominent long curved horns between which a palm frond is displayed at the apex. Flanking each side of the animal's head is a shell motif with a fish depicted beneath it, referencing the coastal and marine environment of the territory. The denomination 5 Frs appears prominently in the lower field, while the territorial legend COTE FRANÇAISE DES SOMALIS encircles the design. |
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