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2003
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FRANCE - FRANCE
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2003
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FRANCE - FRANCE
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,500
Voluntary lot
Description
FRANCE - FRANCE
Third Republic (1870–1940). 20-franc Turin proof coin in cupronickel, small die, Special Strike (SP) 1939, Paris.
Obverse: REPUBLIQUE - FRANÇAISE. Head of the Republic facing right, wearing the cap of Liberty and a laurel wreath; below, the signature P. TURIN.
Reverse: Between two ears of corn: 20 FRANCS (variant) (date) (variant) and LIBERTE/ EGALITE/ FRATERNITE.
GEM.200.8 - Maz.-; Copper-nickel - 33 mm - 6 h
Top Pop: this is the only graded example!
PCGS SP62 (37874405).
Special Strike (SP) with a slight misalignment. Minimal handling marks and micro-scratches, particularly on the obverse. Slight patina, with golden highlights, over the original lustre. Seven examples known according to Taillard and Arnaud. Superb in Proof condition.
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