FRANCE - FRANCE Third Republic (1870-1940). 50 francs Génie 1896, 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: 50 FRANCS (date); below (different) (workshop) (different). G.1113 - F.549 - Fr.591 ; Gold - 16,11 g - 28 mm - 6 h PCGS MS62 (51871452). Only 800 struck. Minor handling marks and micro-scratches in the fields, notably on the reverse. Superb.