Lot no. 1359
FRANCE - FRANCE
Fourth Republic (1947-1958). Proof of 20 francs Georges Guiraud in silver, with three nibs 1950, Paris.
Av. FRENCH REPUBLIC. Head of the Republic on the left, laurelled with a cockade; behind, signature GEORGES GUIRAUD.
Rv. LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE. Rooster right, above a laurel branch and legend: 20 FRANCS (different) (date) (different).
GEM.211.4; Silver - 4.36 g - 23.5 mm - 6 h
Top Pop: this is the only graded example! From a Künker 190 sale, 21 June 2011, No. 4151.
NGC MS 65 (GEM.211.9 = 4 feathers) (8583601-021).
On thin blank (1.3 mm), with fluted edge, partly "crushed". The rooster has three feathers and a long signature. Only two known examples, including this one! Minimal hairlines on the reverse. Superb at Fleur de coin.
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