Obverse
RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE • OUDINÉ • 1879 •
Head of Ceres on the left, crowned with dapi, signed 'OUDINÉ'.
EOEngraved by Eugène-André Oudiné
France 2 cents Ceres 1879 A
France · 1879 · 2 centimesRare
€4.23minimum price
600,000coins minted
N1135 KM827.1
The coin's story
The crowned head of the goddess Ceres, the work of Oudiné, depicts fertility and the Republic in this 2 c bronze of 1879. Sober and harmonious, this coin reflects the monetary stability of the Third Republic, hit in limited quantities in Paris.
Reverse
LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ • 2 CENTIMES A
Value '2 CENTIMES 1879' surrounded by the republican motto, workshop 'A' (Paris).
EOEngraved by Eugène-André Oudiné
Specifications
- Denomination2 centimes
- Year1879
- Mintage600,000
- MintMonnaie de Paris
- MaterialBronze
- ShapeRound
- Diameter20.1 mm
- Weight2 g
- EdgePlain
- ScriptsLatin
Actual size
Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins.
Composition
Copper 95 %
