50 francs Guiraud epreuve de contrôle

€450,527.00
LocationFrance
Year1950-1952
TypePatterns
CompositionCopper-aluminium
Weight8 g
Diameter27 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
EdgePlain
Period
Reference(s) GEM#221.3, 221.10#, Franc 2014#425
Obverse descriptionMarianne`s head on the left, crowned with an olive branch and adorned with a cockade; signed G.GUIRAUD behind the head.
Obverse letteringREPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE G GUIRAUD
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionRooster standing right above an olive branch. Face value The general engraver`s mark (wing for Lucien Bazor) to the right of the year mark and the workshop director`s mark (horn of plenty for the Régie des Monnaies) to the left of the year.
Reverse letteringESSAI 50 FRANCS 1950 LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE
Reverse scriptLatin
MintMonnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage1950  - - 1 750
1952  - (fr) 2 exemplaires connu - 2
Catalog ID8898980300
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