Le concours monétaire

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FRANCE, Deuxième République. 1848-1852. CU 10 Centimes Essai (30mm, 13.63 g, 6h). By Emile Rogat. Dated 1848. REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE, laureate female bust left, hair tied in veiled chignon, wearing bandeau and drapery clasped with lion’s paw / LIBERTÉ EGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ, 10/ CENTIMES/ 1848 within wreath of olive and oak leaves. VG 3171; Mazzard 1362; KM Pn 46. Choice EF, red-brown surfaces.

With the foundation of the second Republic in 1848 came a need for new, Republican currency. The government invited a number of artists to submit designs for the new coinage. Numerous patterns were struck with types displaying a number of skilled portraits, making this an exciting area for the modern collector to explore.