FRANCE, Third Republic. 1870-1940. Plated Æ Unmarked 5 Centimes Essai (25.5mm, 5.06 g, 6h). Paris mint. Dated 1898. Draped bust of Republic right, wearing Phrygian cap decorated with laurel wreath / Republic seated facing on rock, head left, holding banner and olive branch; child seated to left, looking up to Republic, and holding grain ears and mallet; to left; shield inscribed with value. Cf. Mazard 2201; cf. KM 842. Traces of toning in devices, hairlines. EF.