Coin France 1 Centime Ceres - 1893 A Paris - Beam

 The 1 centime Ceres 1893 A coin, minted in Paris (mint 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. On the obverse, the bust of Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture, is adorned with a crown of ears of wheat, oak leaves, and olive leaves, surrounded by the legend "RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE". The reverse bears the value "1 CENTIME", the year "1893", the mint mark "A", and a fasces placed under the date, a symbol of republican authority. A laurel wreath frames the inscription. This fasces mint mark characterizes a variant engraved by Jean Lagrange.