French Aluminum-Bronze 10 Francs "Pattern of Turin" 1929

France 10 Francs Pattern of Turin 1929  Essai REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE P. TURIN coin obverse
France 10 Francs Pattern of Turin 1929  Essai 10 FRANCS 1929 LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE ESSAI coin reverse

Obverse
Head of the Republic with short hair right, wearing a laureate Phrygian cap; designer's name under the neck along the rim
Lettering: REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE P. TURIN

Reverse
Denomination, mint marks, year of issue and motto between two vertical ears of wheat
Lettering: 10 FRANCS 1929 LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE ESSAI

Extended information
Year
Denomination
Currency
Metal
Aluminum-Bronze
Weight
8.9 g.
Diameter
27.8 mm.
Alignment
Coin ↑↓
Shape
Round
Edge
Reeded
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1929  Essai
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1929  Essai, fluted edge, type test adopted.
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1929  Essai, Half an hour off-center strike to the right, missing from all reference books
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