| Issuer | France |
| Year | 1939 |
| Type | Patterns |
| Value | 10 Francs |
| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 12.66 g |
| Dimensions | 29.8 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Pierre Turin |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | GEM#174.4 / 174.6, Gad#802 a, Maz#2606 b |
| Obverse description | Bust of the Republic on the right, wearing a Phrygian cap and a tunic decorated with a lion`s head, holding an olive branch with the right hand; signed P. TURIN in front of the neck. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE - FRANÇAISE // 1939 |
| Reverse description | 10 / FRANCS / 1929 / LIBERTE / EGALITE / FRATERNITE // TEST in seven lines, between two vertical ears of wheat. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 10 / FRANCS / 1929 / LIBERTE / EGALITE / FRATERNITE // ESSAI |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
| Mintage | 1939 - (fr) Essai , frappée entre 1929/1939,grand module, listel normal (Numéro fiche : 1) - 30 1939 - (fr) Essai, frappée entre 1929/1939, grand module listel large (Numéro de fiche : 2) - 30 1939 - (fr) Essai, frappée entre 1929/1939,grand module, listel normal, poids élevé (Numéro de fiche : 3) - 10 |
| Catalog ID | 1309707240 |
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