Bust of the Republic as Ceres, left, wearing a composite wreath of wheat, oak leaves, flowers and olive leaves, her hair tied in a coiled braid behind her head, wearing a pearl necklace and an earring., Denomination and date within an oak wreath; mint letter below., Graded PCGS SP63 #55909765. Pattern of the 50 Centimes coin of the highest rarity, with incomplete date. Bearing the torch mint mark of Patey, who was in charge of the Monnaie de Paris from 1896, these coins were presumably preparatory patterns for the circulating coins of 1896, but these were never issued and only these patterns have survived. Superb iridescent patina.GEM 80.1; Mazard 2132; VG 4240 (1895). PCGS certificate number: 55909765