1087210 | CHILE. France. 1836 AE Essai 5 Francs. PCGS AU Details Tooled. A MON AMI BIHOURD NÉGOCIANT AU CHILI ("TO MY FRIEND BIHOURD, MERCHANT IN CHILE"). Three-masted ship sailing to left / THONNELIER AUTEUR DE LA PRESSE MONÉTAIRE A PARIS ("THONNELIER, CREATOR OF THE COINING PRESS IN PARIS"). Six-line inscription within oak wreath. Mazard 1159 (R3); V.G. 2860; Fonrobert 9867.

Trial strike from the Thonnelier coining press.

Insert notes country as "France".


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