FRANCE - FRANCE Third Republic (1870-1940). 100 francs Génie 1882, A, Paris. Av. RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE. Winged genius of the Republic standing right, engraving the word CONSTITUTION on a table, flanked by a bundle and a cockerel; in the exergue: signatures A.B. and Dupré. Rv. LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ. Within an oak wreath: 100 FRANCS (date); below (different) (workshop) (different). G.1137 - F.552 - Fr.590; Gold - 35 mm - 6 h This is the second highest grade (3)! PCGS MS64+ (32684679). A tiny blank defect on the reverse. Minor handling marks and micro-scratches in the fields. Small flat on the band of the Genie. Superb at corner bloom.