Live auction - feu_740904 - EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK Essai de frappe monétaire dit de “Pessac” n.d. Pessac

EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK Essai de frappe monétaire dit de “Pessac” n.d. MS

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Estimate :	180 €
Price :	90 €
Maximum bid :	105 €
End of the sale :	10 February 2026 19:49:06
bidders :	1 bidder

Type : Essai de frappe monétaire dit de “Pessac”

Date: n.d.

Mint name / Town : Pessac

Quantity minted : ---

Diameter : 26,25 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 7,21 g.

Edge : cannelures larges

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.
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The information we currently have indicates the existence of two different types of Euro coin testing carried out at Pessac: the first and the adopted one. Many other intermediate tests are known, but a complete listing is not yet possible.