E-auction 70-34256 - fnc_242981 - UNION COMMERCIALE ET INDUSTRIELLE ESSAI 20 Centimes Vincennes

UNION COMMERCIALE ET INDUSTRIELLE ESSAI 20 Centimes XF

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Estimate :	35 €
Price :	13 €
Maximum bid :	16 €
End of the sale :	18 August 2014 18:34:30
bidders :	5 bidders

Type : ESSAI 20 Centimes

Date: 1917

Mint name / Town : Vincennes

Metal : brass

Diameter : 26 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 4,79 g.

Catalogue references :

El.10.2 p.484

Obverse

Obverse legend : VINCENNES // 1917.

Obverse description : Au centre, le blason de la ville de Vincennes représentant le château de Vincennes sous un bandeau de fleurs de lys. L’écu est surmonté d’une couronne à trois tours et cerné par une branche de laurier à gauche et une branche de chêne à droite..

Reverse

Reverse legend : (FLEUR) UNION COMMERCIALE ET INDUSTRIELLE.

Reverse description : Au centre, sur deux lignes : 20 / CENT.

Commentary

L’essai de la 20 centimes est en laiton, ce qui la différencie de la série de circulation qui est en aluminium..
The 20 centime test is made of brass, which differentiates it from the circulation series which is made of aluminum.