FRANCE - FRANCE Louis-Philippe I (1830-1848). 40 francs tête laurée, d'aspect Flan bruni (PROOFLIKE) 1839, A, Paris. Av. LOUIS PHILIPPE I KING OF THE FRENCH. Head laureate left, below signature DOMARD. F. Rv. In a crown formed of two branches: 40 FRANCS (date), and below (different) (star) (workshop). G.1106 - F.546 (17 ex.) - Fr.557 - Mazard p.244 (23 ex.) - VG.2888 (23 ex.) ; Gold - 12,83 g - 26 mm - 6 h From the collection of Dr J.-P. Dixmeras, ALDE sale, expert P. Crinon, 27 to 29 October 2014, no. 920. Only a few known examples (NGSA 2010 and 2012, or Elsen 2024 with €46,000 realised + costs). Struck on prepared blanks (PROOFLIKE) for this symbolic issue. Fields browned with small handling marks and micro-scratches. Slight flats on the high reliefs. Superb condition. This extremely rare issue was struck in only 23 copies (17 issued?), on the occasion of the laying of the foundation stone of the building for young blind people in Montparnasse, inaugurated by Queen Amélie, wife of Louis-Philippe I [LE FRANC, 2019, p.473].