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50 francs Guiraud épreuve de contrôle
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1951 |
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| Composition | Lead |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing effigy of Marianne, laureate with an olive branch and adorned with a tricolor cockade. The engraver's signature G.GUIRAUD appears in the field behind the head. The portrait is rendered in the neoclassical style characteristic of Guiraud's work for the Fourth Republic. The legend REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE runs along the upper periphery. |
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| Reverse description | A Gallic rooster stands to the right above an olive branch, symbolizing France's national emblem. The face value 50 FRANCS is prominently inscribed, with the date 1951 below. The mint mark of the Monnaie de Paris (cornucopia, indicating the Régie des Monnaies workshop director) appears to the left of the date, and the general engraver's mark (a wing, attributed to Lucien Bazor) appears to the right. The Republican motto LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ runs along the lower peripheral legend. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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