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France 1 centime Ceres 1896 A

France · 1896 · 1 centime
Uncommon
€5.00minimum price
3,000,000coins minted
N1119 KM826.1
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The coin's story

The graceful face of Ceres, the goddess of the harvests, haired and engraved by Oudiné, evokes agricultural wealth. A bronze strike in Paris in 1896, this fine coin embodies the rural stability of the Third Republic in a small format full of symbols.

    Obverse

    RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE * 1896 *

    Bust of Ceres on the left, head of wheat, date.

    EOEngraved by Eugène-André Oudiné

    Reverse

    LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ • 1 CENTIME • A

    Value “1 CENTIME” in a beaded circle, legend “LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ” and letter of workshop “A”.

    EOEngraved by Eugène-André Oudiné

    Specifications

    • Denomination1 centime
    • Year1896
    • Mintage3,000,000
    • MintParis (A)
    • MaterialBronze
    • ShapeRound
    • Diameter15 mm
    • Weight1 g
    • EdgePlain
    • ScriptsLatin

    Actual size

    1 centime 15 mm 2 € 25.75 mm 1 € 23.25 mm

    Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins.

    Composition

    Copper95 % Tin5 %

    Reference catalogues

    N1119Numista KM826.1Krause (Standard Catalog of World Coins)

    Same country, same period at the scale of real diameters

    1 centime1896 · 15 mm 5 centimes1897 · 25 mm

    By the same engraver: Eugène-André Oudiné 4 coins

    1873France 10 centimes Ceres 1873 A 1879France 2 cents Ceres 1879 A 1897France 5 cents 1897 A

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    18481992

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