Live auction - feu_740843 - EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK 20 Cent euro, essai de frappe monétaire dit de “Pessac” n.d. Pessac

EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK 20 Cent euro, essai de frappe monétaire dit de “Pessac” n.d. MS

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Estimate :	180 €
Price :	105 €
Maximum bid :	150 €
End of the sale :	14 April 2026 19:21:46
bidders :	2 bidders

Type : 20 Cent euro, essai de frappe monétaire dit de “Pessac”

Date: n.d.

Mint name / Town : Pessac

Quantity minted : ---

Diameter : 23,25 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 6,87 g.

Edge : lisse

Rarity : R2

Catalogue references :

€5-

Obverse

Obverse legend : ESSAI DE FRAPPE MONETAIRE.

Obverse description : Balancier.

Reverse

Reverse legend : MONNAIE DE PARIS - ETABLISSEMENT DE PESSAC.

Reverse description : Représentation de l’usine de Pessac.

Commentary

Les informations dont nous disposons actuellement font apparaître l’existence de deux types différents d’essais de frappe pour les Euros effectués à Pessac,le premier et l’adopté. De nombreux autres essais intermédiaires sont connus mais un référencement complet n’est pas encore possible.
The information we currently have indicates the existence of two different types of test strikes for the Euros carried out at Pessac: the first and the adopted one. Many other intermediate tests are known, but a complete listing is not yet possible.