FRANCE. Aluminum-Bronze 100 Francs Essai (Pattern), 1929. Paris Mint. NGC MS-66+.
Maz-2536A. Supremely attractive, this essai is awash with a bright golden luster that makes the aluminum brass almost appear as if it were gold. Elegantly refined details are wonderfully impressed, and this piece serves as a tour de force of the beauty and production quality of French patterns from the period.
Estimate: $150 - $300