FRANCE - FRANCE Third Republic (1870-1940). 20 francs Génie, Flan bruni (PROOF) 1889, A, Paris. FRENCH REPUBLIC. Winged genie of the Republic standing right, holding a stylus on a table, flanked by a beam on the left and a cock on the right; in the exergue: signature Dupré. Rv. LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ. Within an oak wreath: 20 FRANCS (date); below (different) (workshop) (different). G.1063 - F.533 - Fr.592; Gold - 6.49 g - 21 mm - 6 h Top Pop (2): this is the finest graded example! PCGS PR66CAM (51879705). Burnished blank (PROOF) and cameo appearance (CAMEO). Only a few fingerprints in the fields. Very high technical grade for a perfect copy. Corner flower. For the 1889 strikes, the archives are missing and the only information available is given by E. Dewamin (vol. 2, p.327 and note 4). The Monnaie de Paris's participation in the 1889 exhibition enabled it to strike monetiform tokens by A. Borrel in front of the public, using a steam balance. Another coin press was on display, but the 1889 coins were certainly struck at the Monnaie de Paris and not at the Exhibition.