Description:
Obverse
An ear of wheat is surrounded with the cursive lettering: "république française" (French Republic).
Some pieces have a rim (an outgrowth of metal) at the bottom of thethe high curve on the right leaf of the ear.
Reverse
The number "1" is surrounded with the cursive lettering: "centime"
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