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1848, France (2nd Republic). Rare 10 Centimes Pattern (ESSAI) Coin. NGC MS-64!

Mint year: 1848
Mint Place: Paris
Denomination: 10 Centimes
References: Mazard 1352A, KM-Pn40. var. R!
Condition: Certified and graded by NGS as MS-64!
Material: white metal
Diameter: 29mm

Obverse: Diademed head of the French Republic left. Designer`s signature (PINGRET F.) below.
Legend: REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE

Reverse: Value (10) above denominatino (CENTIMES) and date (1848). All wthin wreath.
Legend: LIBRTE EGALITE FRATERNITE

The French Second Republic (or simply the Second Republic) was the republican government of France between the 1848 Revolution and the coup by Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte which initiated the Second Empire. It officially adopted the motto Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité. The Second Republic witnessed the tension between the "Social and Democratic Republic" (French: la République démocratique et sociale) and a liberal form of Republic, which exploded during the June Days Uprising of 1848.