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Mint Token - Essai de Frappe
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1959 |
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| Composition | Aluminium bronze |
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| Obverse description | Plain, unadorned field with no central device. The legend ESSAI DE FRAPPE (striking trial) runs around the full circumference of the token in raised Latin letters, with a small dot at the base. This is a die trial piece issued by the Monnaie de Paris to test striking equipment and alloy. |
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| Reverse description | Identical to the obverse, with a plain, featureless central field and the circular legend ESSAI DE FRAPPE in raised Latin letters running around the full periphery, punctuated by a small dot at the base. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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