FRANCE - FRANCE Second Republic (1848-1852). Trial of 10 centimes, 1848 competition, third type by Gayrard, Frappe spéciale (SP) 1848, Paris. FRENCH REPUBLIC. Head of the Republic on the left, laureate, with the lion's remains around the neck; above, a star. Rv. LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ. Within a wreath formed of a laurel branch and an oak branch: 10 CENTIMES (date). G.229 - Maz.1332 ; Bronze - 10.79 g - 30 mm - 12 h Top Pop: the only graded example! PCGS SP63BN (45956245). Medal strike. Brown patina forming on the original red colour. Very rare. Superb at Fleur de coin.