FRANCE - FRANCE Third Republic (1870-1940). Pair of single-sided obverse and reverse 100 franc proofs, 1929 competition, by Lucien Bazor 1929, Paris. FRENCH REPUBLIC. Head of the Republic on the left, with Phrygian cap adorned with a wing, signature LUCIEN BAZOR and ESSAI. Rv. 100 FRANCS. Ear between an olive branch and an oak branch; in exergue (different) and (date). GEM.288.1 - Maz.2531c and GEM.288.2 - Maz.2531c ; Gilt bronze - 21 mm - 6 h Top Pop: these are the only graded examples at NGC! NGC MS 64 and MS 66 (8524371-027 and 028). Uniform strikes on gilt bronze blanks. Minimal black dots in the fields. Only a few known examples. Superb at Fleur de coin.