Confederation brass Specimen Essai 100 Francs 1925-B SP63 NGC, Bern mint, KME6, Richter 2-117, HMZ-21224b, Divo-46. Plain edge. Obv. Helvetia portrait left with Alps in background. Rev. Value and date with radiant Swiss cross above. Fully lustrous, and well struck, with greenish-gold patina. Light spotting is noted on both sides with only a few small contact marks. A rare Essai of this highly coveted issue, struck in brass to resemble the gold strikings, and essentially identical to the circulating type, with the addition of ESSAI to the right of the mintmark on the reverse. Very rare.

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