Coin France 1 Centime Ceres - 1888 A Paris - Beam

 The 1889 A Ceres 1 centime coin, minted in Paris (workshop identified by the letter "A"), is part of the bronze issues of the French Third Republic. It weighs approximately 1 gram and measures 15 mm in diameter. The obverse features the bust of Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture, wearing a crown of ears of wheat, oak leaves, and olive branches, surrounded by the legend "RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE". The reverse indicates the value "1 CENTIME", the year "1889", the mint mark "A", as well as a fasces placed under the date, a symbol of republican authority. A laurel wreath frames the inscription. This fasces privy mark identifies a variant engraved by Jean Lagrange.