FRANCE - FRANCE Third Republic (1870-1940). Test of 20 centimes Merley, 2nd type, with bundle and branch, blank with 40 lobes 1889, A, Paris. FRENCH REPUBLIC. Crowned head of the Republic right, with pearl necklace, between bundle and 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.50.14 - Maz.- - VG.- ; Maillechort - 25 mm - 6 h Top Pop: the only graded example! NGC MS 64 (3160168-014). Rare for this vintage, in blank with 40 teeth, absent from Mazard and Guilloteau. With a light bluish patina. Minimal marks. Almost corner flower.