Owner Comments:
Composition: Gold (.900)
Weight: 6.451 g
Diameter: 21 mm
Thickness: 1.3 mm
Coin Alignment ↑↓
Milled
Demonetized 25 Jun 1928
KM#825
AGW: 0.1867 oz AGW
Obverse:
The obverse features a standing “Winged Genius” – a symbolic figure from the enlightenment - writing on the Constitution. There’s also a Rooster to his right, which is a symbol of the French people and state. A fasces, an ancient Italian symbol of power and legal authority that has come to be a representation of magisterial or collective power. is at the figure’s left. You’ll also see fasces on the reverse of an American Mercury Dime. The legend reads “République Française” and the name of the engraver, “Dupre” is at the bottom.
Reverse:
The Reverse features the denomination above the year of issue within an oak wreath. The legend reads “Liberté Égalité Fraternité.” The mint mark – an A (Paris) – is at the bottom. The marks on either side of the A are marks for the mint master and / or coin engraver for the coin / die in question.
Embossed writing on the edge reads “Dieu Protégé La France” (“God Protect France”).
Engraver (Obverse): Augustin Dupré
Engraver (Reverse): Henri-Auguste Patey
I picked this up as a nice type coin as I really wanted a nice example of one of these in my collection. I managed to pick up a nice MS64 for a good price - A high enough grade to help ensure a solid coin without too many marks, but low enough that the price still wasn't too high above melt.