A brass 1897 French 10 Centimes coin
French Mint
Category
Coins and medals
Date
1897
Materials
Brass?
Collection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 997173.1.61
Summary
A brass 1897 French 10 Centimes coin
Full description
Brass French 10 Centimes coin. The obverse shows a left facing female head wearing a garland headdress . around the edge is ‘REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE’ ‘1897’. The reverse shows a wreath with ’10 CENTIMES’ in the centre. Around the edge is ‘LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE’
Provenance
Purchased with the family collection of Abbey contents in situ from Mrs Petronella Burnett-Brown December 2009
Makers and roles
French Mint , maker