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Added on: 17-Nov-2011

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Description:
Minted from 1899 to 1914, these traditional French gold coin feature the dynamic image of the Gallic Rooster, or Coq Gaulois, one of the national symbols of France since the Middle Ages. The Gallic Rooster played an important role during the French Revolution as an image of revolutionary vigilance, confidence, and pugnacity. In the 1830s, the Rooster temporarily replaced the fleur-de-lis as the official national emblem until Napoleon III reinstated the latter in the mid-1800s. Fineness:0.9/Weight:6.4516/Gold Content:0.1867ozt Description Obverse: Hooded bust of Marianne facing right, crowned with oak branch, J.C. Chaplain signature right of neck Description Reverse: Standing rooster facing left with “20” to left and “Fcs” to right, date below Legend Obverse: REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE Legend Reverse: LIBERTE–EGALITE–FRATERNITE Edge: LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE

Europe

France

VF (Very Fine)

1908

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