FRANCE - FRANCE Provisional Government of the French Republic (1944-1946). Test of 20 Lindauer centimes, Frappe spéciale (SP) 1945, Paris. RF around the central hole surmounted by a Phrygian cap, all within a wreath formed of two branches; signature EM. LINDAUER. Rv. LIBERTE. EGALITE. FRATERNITE (date). Central hole flanked by two olive branches and 20 - CMES; ESSAI under MES; below (date). GEM.54.3 - Maz.2752; Zinc - 3.15 g - 24 mm - 6 h PCGS SP64 (60811409). Special strike (SP). Fine fluted edge. Grey patina with minimal oxidation. Superb at Fleur de coin.