FRANCE - FRANCE Third Republic (1870-1940). Trial of 10 francs Turin, type adopted, Frappe spéciale (SP) 1929, Paris. FRENCH REPUBLIC. Head of the Republic on the right, with Liberty cap and laurel; below signature P. TURIN. Rv. Between two finials: 10 FRANCS (different) (date) (different) and LIBERTE/ EGALITE/ FRATERNITE; in exergue ESSAI. GEM.169.1 - Maz.2552 - VG.- ; Silver - 9.96 g - 28 mm - 6 h Top Pop: the most beautiful graded example! PCGS SP62 (60811426). Special strike (SP). Only 9 examples struck! Fields slightly dirty. Minor handling marks. Superb at Fleur de coin. The original set of the 1929 competition includes the 9 silver trials, and only 9 were struck! Only 4 or 5 examples are known: BnF, Monnaie de Paris and perhaps 2 or 3 in private hands (cf. GEM p.403). The artists represented were Bazor, Bénard, Delannoy, Guzman, La Fleur, Morlon, Popineau, Rasumny and the winner, Pierre Turin. However, Turin's essay seems to be easier to find than the figure of 9 copies would suggest.