FRANCE, Third Republic. 1870-1940. Plated Æ Unmarked 10 Centimes Essai (31mm, 10.23 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 2180 (silver flan); cf. KM 843. Lightly toned, minor marks. EF.