SECOND REPUBLIC. Competition for 5 francs, double weight coin. Obverse of the 2nd Gayrard competition, reverse of the 3rd Gayrard competition. Paris 1848. Pewter. 51g. Edge inscribed in relief: + PIEFORT + CONCOURS 1848. Slight traces of oxidation on the edge. A superb piece. Seemingly absent from reference works. A/. Crowned head of the Republic on the left. R/. Value and year within a wreath formed of two oak branches and two olive branches, tied at their bases. Gadoury, n°698/699 - V.G., n°3103 var.