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5 Cents Piedfort Pattern
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1946 |
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| Engraver(s) | Pierre Turin |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Marianne facing right, wearing a laureate cap and rendered in the classical Republican style by engraver Pierre Turin. She holds an olive branch in her left hand, and a lion's head motif is visible on her garment at the chest. The circular legend REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE runs along the upper periphery, flanked by a decorative wave border, while the engraver's signature P. TURIN appears in the right field. The date 1946 is inscribed in the exergue below the truncation. |
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| Reverse description | A tall, naturalistically rendered rice plant with two grain-bearing stalks dominates the centre of the field, its stems and leaves fanning outward across the design. The large numeral 5 appears to the left of the plant, while the denomination CENT. and the trial designation ESSAI are incorporated within an oversized stylised letter C to the right. The circular legend INDOCHINE FRANCAISE arcs around the upper periphery, and the entire design is framed by the same decorative wave border as the obverse. |
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| Mintage | 1946 - - 104 |
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