FRANCE - FRANCE Third Republic (1870-1940). Test for striking the Louis d'argent de Louis XV, in bronze, Frappe spéciale (SP) [1720], modern mint, Paris. Av. LUD. XV. D. G. FR. ET. NAV. REX (different). Laureate bust, draped and cuirassed, right; below (date). Rv. CHRS. - REGN. - VINC. - IMP. Cross formed of eight Ls leaning two by two, each arm crowned, a radiant head in the centre. Maz - (cf. 2227) - MdP.JH37 ; Bronze - 7,53 g - 24,5 mm - 12 h Top Pop (2): the finest graded specimen! PCGS SP64 (60810893). Special strike (SP). BR (horn) hallmarks. On a wide blank. Corner flower. These modern coins were available in the general catalogue of the Monnaie de Paris until the 1990s.