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50 Cents Pattern
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1879 |
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| Currency | Piastre (1878-1885) |
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| Obverse description | Allegorical figure of the French Republic (Marianne) seated facing left upon a throne, draped in classical robes, holding an upright fasces in her raised right hand as a symbol of republican authority, with her left hand resting upon the seat. A radiant star appears behind her head, which is laurel-wreathed. A palm frond is visible to the lower left of the figure. The engraver's signature BARRE appears in the lower left exergue, and the date 1879 is prominently displayed along the lower border. The legend REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE arcs around the left and right periphery within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The denomination 50 CENT. is displayed in two lines at the centre of the field, enclosed within a wreath composed of oak and laurel branches tied at the base with a ribbon bow. Below the denomination, the word ESSAI and the mint mark A appear, flanked by small decorative symbols. The surrounding legend reads COCHINCHINE FRANCAISE along the upper arc, with the fineness and weight specifications TITRE 0,900. POIDS 13,607 GR. inscribed along the lower arc, all within a finely beaded border. |
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