Essai de Pillet, grand module, 2ème essai

€354,572.00
IssuerFrance
Year1913
TypePattern
Value25 Centimes (0.25)
CurrencyFranc (1795-1959)
CompositionNickel
Weight4.87 g
Dimensions24 mm
Thickness2 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound with a round hole
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Charles Pillet
In circulation to
Reference(s) GEM#73.4
Obverse descriptionA Phrygian cap at top center. The mixed R and F on the right for French Republic and a lictor beam on the left. Surrounded by an olive branch and a chain branch.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringRF 1913
(Translation: French Republic)
Reverse descriptionA crowing rooster in the lower foreground, with a sunrise in the background. Motto of France at the top, 25 on the left and CES underlined on the right.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering.LIBERTE.EGALITE.FRATERNITE. 25 CES CH.PILLET ESSAI
EdgePlain.
Mint
Mintage1913  - -
Catalog ID7647965720
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