Obverse description	Minerva (Wisdom) holding a shield on the left, her left hand resting on the shoulder of Fortune, on the right, who is pouring a cornucopia on a chest, in the exergue signature : DUMAREST.
Obverse lettering	LA SAGESSE FIXE LA FORTUNE Dumarest
Obverse script	Latin
Reverse description	Inscription in 4 lines surrounded by an olive branch and an oak branch tied at the base by a ribbon. To note: Year VIII or 1800 is not the date of striking, but the date of opening of the bank.
Reverse lettering	BANQUE DE FRANCE AN VIII
Reverse script	Latin
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Mintage	?  - (fr) poinçon à déterminer tête de cheval - 1832  - (fr) Avant 1832 : sans Poinçon - ND (1841-1842)  - (fr) Poinçon Ancre - ND (1842-1845)  - (fr) PROUE DE NAVIRE - ND (1860-1879)  - (fr) Poinçoin Lampe - ND (1860-1879)  - (fr) Poincon Abeille - ND (1860-1879)  - (fr) Poinçon Main - ND (1879)  - (fr) Poinçon pipe uniquement déc.1879 - ND (1880-1999)  - (fr) Poinçon Corne d`abondance -
Catalog ID	3822854790
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