FRANCE - FRANCE Third Republic (1870-1940). Essai au type du ducat d'or de Louis XII, en argent, Frappe spéciale (SP) ND, frappe moderne, Paris. Av. LVDO° FRAN° REGNIQ NEAPR. Crowned bust of Louis XII. Rv. PERDAM BABILLONIS NOMEN [I will destroy even the name of Babylon]. Crowned shield of France within a grenetis. Maz.2226a - MdP.A5 ; Silver - 6,12 g - 24 mm - 12 h Top Pop: the most beautiful graded example! PCGS SP62 (60810886). Special strike (SP). Hallmarks (horn) SILVER. Corner flower. Modern strikes of this type were available in the general catalogue of the Monnaie de Paris until the 1990s, but the coins were already present in the 1833 catalogue of the Musée monétaire.