FRANCE - FRANCE Government of National Defence (1870-1871). Dupré type 10 centime trial coin, unsigned, Frappe spéciale (SP) ND (1870), Paris. FRENCH REPUBLIC. Bust of the Republic on the left, wearing a liberty cap. Rv. Crown of two oak branches. In the centre: PIECE / D'ESSAI. GEM.23.7 = this copy! - Maz (see 2221, signed) - VG (see 3768); Bronze - 9.91 g - 30.5 mm - 6 h This is the second highest grade! From an iNumis 16 Auction, 21 October 2011, no. 1130. This is the specimen that illustrates Gadoury, Essai monétaires et piéforts, no. 23.7, p.100. PCGS SP61BN (60810922). Strike with barely corroded right corner. A tiny stain on the reverse. With a brown patina. Superb.