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1941
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FRANCE - FRANCE
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1941
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FRANCE - FRANCE
See original version (French)
Estimate €5,000
Voluntary lot
Description
FRANCE - FRANCE
Third Republic (1870–1940). 50 francs ‘Genius’ 1896, A, Paris.
Obverse: RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE. Winged Spirit of the Republic standing on the right, engraving the word CONSTITUTION on a tablet, flanked by a fasces and a cockerel; in the exergue: signatures A.B. and Dupré.
Reverse: LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ. Within an oak wreath: 50 FRANCS (date); below (variant) (mint) (variant).
G.1113 - F.549 - Fr.591; Gold - 28 mm - 6 h
Top Pop: this is the finest graded specimen!
NGC MS 64 (8769676-006).
Only 800 copies minted. With minimal circulation marks and micro-scratches on the fields, which retain their original lustre beneath a delicate, developing patina. Superb in mint condition.
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