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50 Centimes Essai, Silver
| Issuer | Guadeloupe |
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| Year | 1903 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A centrally placed sugar cane stalk with fanned fronds dominates the field, its stem dividing the date 1903 in the lower exergue area. The denomination 50 C.MES flanks the upper portion of the cane motif, with BON POUR arching above in the upper legend. The circular legend reads CONTRE.VALEUR.DÉPOSÉE.AU.TRÉSOR., indicating this token-type essai was backed by a treasury deposit. The overall design is bold and graphic, consistent with French colonial emergency or fiduciary coinage proposals of the early Third Republic period. |
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| Reverse lettering | BON POUR 50 CMES 1903 CONTRE.VALEUR.DÉPOSÉE.AU.TRÉSOR. |
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