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V25 2022 INDEX E-SYLUM ARCHIVE MDC MONACO OFFERS 1889 FRENCH PROOF SETHere's a great set of lots in the upcoming MDC Monaco sale - an 1889 French proof set complete with the original box. -Editor
Lot 786: Gold 100 Francs 
Third Republic (1870-1940). 100 francs Génie, Flan bruni (PROOF) 1889, A, Paris [UNDER FACULTY OF REUNION]. Av. FRENCH REPUBLIC. Winged genius of the Republic standing right, carving word CONSTITUTION on table, flanked by fasces left and rooster right; in the exergue: signatures AB and Dupré. Rev. LIBERTY EQUALITY FRATERNITY. In an oak wreath: 100 FRANCS (date); below (different) (workshop) (different). G.1137 - F.552 - Fr.590; Gold - 32.25 g - 35 mm - 6 h Top Pop: this is the most beautiful graded example! NGC PF 66 CAMEO (5790014-014). Burnished blank (PROOF) and cameo effect (CAMEO) with icy fields and matt reliefs. Corner flower. For the 1889 strikes, the archives are missing and the only information available is given by E. Dewamin (vol. 2, p.327 and note 4). Dewamin is the only one to give a figure of 20 copies for the 5 franc coin. The participation of the Monnaie de Paris in the 1889 exhibition made it possible to strike under the eyes of the public, thanks to a steam pendulum, monetary tokens by A. Borrel. Another monetary press was presented but the coins of 1889 were certainly minted at the Monnaie de Paris and not at the Exhibition.
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Lot 787: Gold 50 Francs 
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Lot 788: Gold 20 Francs 
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Lot 789: Gold 10 Francs 
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Lot 790: Gold 5 Francs 
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Lot 791: Silver 5 Francs 
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Lot 792: Silver 2 Francs 
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Lot 793: Silver 1 Franc 
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Lot 794: Silver 50 Centimes 
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Lot 795: Silver 20 Centimes 
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Lot 796: Bronze 10 Centimes 
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Lot 797: Bronze 5 Centimes 
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Lot 798: Bronze 2 Centimes 
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Lot 799: Bronze 1 Centime 
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Lot 800: 1889 Proof Set Box 
Third Republic (1870-1940). Original box, National coins (1, 2, 5, 10 bronze centimes; 20 and 50 centimes, 1, 2 and 5 silver francs; 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 gold francs) 1889, A, Paris [UNDER FACULTY OF REUNION]. Av. FRENCH REPUBLIC / NATIONAL CURRENCIES. On an entablature, a lictor's fasces in the center, accosted by two cornucopias spilling coins, and two branches, laurel and oak, in saltire. Rev. Interior in green velvet, the lid with zipper that reveals the synoptic table of national currencies. - 193 x 145 mm - 12 o'clock In excellent condition, just a broken clasp. Stunning.
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Lot 801: Lots No. 786 to No. 800 Inclusive
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