FRANCE - FRANCE Fifth Republic (1958 to date). Test of 10 francs Hercule on gold blank, Special Strike (SP) 1964, Paris. Av. LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ. Hercules standing full face with leonté, uniting Liberty standing left holding a pike surmounted by a Phrygian cap, and Equality standing right, holding the level. Cursive Dupré signature in exergue. Rv. FRENCH REPUBLIC. Crown formed of two branches. In the centre: 10 FRANCS (date) and in the exergue (different) ESSAI (different). GEM.183.5 - G.813; Gold - 42.50 g - 37 mm - 6 h Top Pop: this is the only graded example! Only 2 examples struck in Gold: one for Prime Minister Georges Pompidou (possibly sale Palombo 11, 30 November 2012, No. 562) and one for the President of the Republic Charles De Gaulle, our example, from a sale by the heirs of the latter. NGC SP 63 (8524345-002). Special strike (SP). Only 2 examples struck! Superb at Fleur de coin.