PCGS SP68 (44804651).
Av. LÉON GAMBETTA 1838-1882. Dressed bust of Gambetta three-quarter left, with bow tie; ER signature.
Rv. FRATERNITÉ ÉGALITÉ LIBERTÉ and RÉPUBLIQUE (date) FRANÇAISE. Gambetta's balloon rising above a bouquet of flags; top ESSAI.
G.- (cf. 815) - GEM.- (cf. 187); Gold - 26 mm - 6 h
Top Pop: the only graded example! From the estate of Prime Minister Pierre Mauroy.
PCGS SP68 (44804651).
This is the trial of the type adopted, on a gold blank! Unlisted and certainly a mint made especially for the Prime Minister of the time. One of a kind. Corner flower.
