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5 Francs pattern of Bazor, Pétain 3rd type, small 5
| Issuer | France |
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| Year | 1941 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse lettering | + PHILIPPE PETAIN MARECHAL DE FRANCE + / CHEF DE L`ETAT |
| Reverse description | Central device is the francisque — the Vichy regime's axe emblem — with the inscription S. PACIS positioned at its top and P. PETAIN at its base. The denomination numeral 5 is rendered smaller than on the adopted circulation type, and the F abbreviation for Francs is in a differing style. The patriotic motto TRAVAIL - FAMILLE / PATRIE frames the design, with the date 1941 and the essai (pattern) designation appearing in the lower field. |
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This is an essai — a pattern strike, never approved for circulation — produced during the Vichy regime's chaotic early attempts to redesign French coinage following the armistice of June 1940. Bazor had been the principal medallist at the Paris Mint since 1931, and his multiple Pétain portrait types reflect the Vichy administration's indecision over how to present the new head of state on coin. The "small 5" distinction separates this from companion trials by a single typographic choice that apparently failed to satisfy.