FRANCE - FRANCE Second Republic (1848-1852). Test of 10 centimes, in silver, 1848 competition, by Alard 1848, Paris. FRENCH REPUBLIC. Head of the Republic on the left, with helmet adorned with a cock spread out, and laurelled with a crown of oak and ears of corn; below signature F Alard. Rv. LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ. Within a wreath formed of a laurel branch and an oak branch: 10 CENTIMES (date). G.217 (reverse a) - Maz.1302B; Silver - 30 mm - 6 h Top Pop: this is the finest graded example! NGC MS 64 (6924486-006). On silver blank with smooth edge. Near mint condition with only a few hairlines on the reverse. Nice collector's patina. Superb at Fleur de coin. * Following Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of April 5, 2022, implemented in national law from 01/01/2025, buyers from within the EU have to pay 5.5% VAT on the hammer price of this lot. * Following Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of April 5, 2022, implemented in national law from 01/01/2025, buyers from within the EU have to pay 5.5% VAT on the hammer price of this lot.