FRANCE - FRANCE Third Republic (1870-1940). Test of 20 centimes Merley, 2nd type, with bundle and branch, 20-sided polygonal blank 1889, A, Paris. FRENCH REPUBLIC *. Crowned head of the Republic right, with pearl necklace, between a bundle and an olive branch; below rounded signature L. MERLEY and (date). Rv. LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ. In the centre: 20 CENTIMES (workshop) and in the exergue (different) ESSAI (different). GEM.50.13 - Maz.2267 - VG.- ; Maillechort - 25 mm - 6 h Top Pop: this is the only graded example! NGC MS 64 (3160166-004). Special strike with satiny relief. Light heterogeneous patina in the fields. Superb at Fleur de coin.