What is "essai"

Essai is an alternative term for a pattern coin. Essai is found on coins of France and of many other French-speaking countries. 'Essai' is also inscribed on the pattern coins of Namibia along with the word 'Probe'.

Category:Numismatics

Essai variously means attempt, test, trial, or essay in French.

Essai may also refer to:

• Essai, an alternative way of writing Yesai or Yessai (in Armenian Եսայի), an Armenian masculine given name
• Essai (coin), an alternative term for a pattern coin
• Essaï Altounian, French Armenian singer and member of Genealogy, supergroup singing for Armenian in Eurovision Song Contest 2015
• Essai sur le don, original title of The Gift by French sociologist Marcel Mauss that is the foundation of social theories of reciprocity and gift exchange