FRANCE - FRANCE Third Republic (1870-1940). Test of 50 centimes Cérès, incomplete date 18-- (1896), A, Paris. FRENCH REPUBLIC. Head of the Republic on the left in Cérès, under a star, below signature E. A. OUDINÉ. F. Rv. FREEDOM. EQUALITY. FRATERNITY. Within a wreath of two branches: 50 CENT. (date); below (different) (workshop) (different). GEM.80.1 - G.419a (note) - Maz.2132 - VG.4240 (1895); Silver - 18 mm - 6 h Top Pop: this is the only graded example! NGC MS 63 (3066322-015). Essay with incomplete date and different torch, certainly on Patey's initiative when he took office in 1896. Special strike and only minimal handling marks with a light patina with golden highlights. Superb in Fleur de coin.