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Grushna Valued Member United States 129 Posts	Posted 09/17/2021 8:13 pm So I noticed something strange about this coin on the word Francaise if you look at the C there's a little hook and on the reverse in the middleyou can see an A under the letter P on Piastre and a numer 1 in the middle starting at the initial A to the word De Report this Post to the Staff

NumisEd Pillar of the Community United States 5215 Posts	Posted 09/17/2021 8:32 pm There should indeed be "a little hook" under the C, as it is an "C-cedille". https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fran%C3%A7aise https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%87 The "A" under the "P" of "Piastre" could be graffiti. And... Edited by NumisEd 09/17/2021 8:35 pm Report this Post to the Staff
SamCoin Pillar of the Community United States 3237 Posts	Posted 09/17/2021 8:36 pm Lol, yes, that is an accent cedille. Report this Post to the Staff
NumisEd Pillar of the Community United States 5215 Posts	Posted 09/17/2021 8:38 pm The French love their "accents". Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21789 Posts	Posted 09/17/2021 11:28 pm The accent under the 'C' is an accent mark, known as cedilla. It looks like a tiny '5' without the crossbar, and attaches under a 'C' to change the way the 'C' is pronounced. Thus: not 'Fronkay', but 'Fronsay' Report this Post to the Staff
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