2041 - FRANCE - FRANCE
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Estimate €2,000

Description

FRANCE - FRANCE Fourth Republic (1947–1958). Cochet 100-franc pre-series, not marked ‘ESSAI’, burnished blank (PROOF) 1950, Paris. Obverse: REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE. Bust of Marianne wearing the cap of Liberty with a cockade, holding a torch alight in the wind. Signature ‘RC’ behind the nape of the neck. Reverse: LIBERTE. EGALITE. FRATERNITE. A bouquet comprising three ears of corn and two olive branches to the right. On the left: 100 FRANCS (date); signature R. COCHET. GEM.230.1 - G.891 (9 examples); copper-nickel - 4.03 g - 21 mm - 6 h Top Pop: this is the only graded specimen! NGC PF 64 (5787365-005). Burnished proof surface. Without the word ‘ESSAI’ and the various inscriptions aligned on the rim. In its mint condition with a delicate patina. Proof. https://d10dakqizeg4uw.cloudfront.net/VAE19/2041.mp4

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2041 - FRANCE - FRANCE See original version (French)

2041 - FRANCE - FRANCE
See original version (French)