25 Centimes

25 Centimes - obverse25 Centimes - reverse

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Features

Issuer France
Period Third Republic (1870-1940)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1904-1908
Value 25 Centimes (0.25)
Currency Franc (1795-1959)
Composition Nickel
Weight 7 g
Diameter 24 mm
Thickness 1.9 mm
Shape Icosidigonal (22-sided)
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized 28 June 1933
Number
N#
1161
References F# 169,
Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc (10th edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.
Gad# 364,
Francesco Pastrone; 2021. Monnaies francaises, 1789-2021 (25th edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco.
KM# 856
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.

Obverse

Laureate liberty head left. engraver's name in field to the left.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
A.PATEY

Translation:
French Republic
A. Patey

Engraver: Henri-Auguste Patey

Reverse

Axe with branches, denomination above, the date at the bottom.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
25
CENTIMES
1904

Engraver: Henri-Auguste Patey

Edge

22-sided

25 Centimes -  obverse

Mint

Mintmark of Monnaie de Paris Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)

Mark

Torch Henri-Auguste-Jules Patey, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1896-1930)

Comments

The axe is within a bundle of rods, combined known as a fasces. In Roman times these were carried by lictors who delivered justice. In crowd control the rods were used for corporal punishment (beatings), and the axe was for capital punishment (beheadings).

Obverse
The full stop in the name of engraver is known in the position closer to center (in 1903 it is either closer to letter P (die 1) or to center (die 2). During coinage the thickness of the full stop varied and is not a variety. See different stages of the thickness:


Two main groups of the reverse are known.

Reverse
Die A - all details larger and look closer to rim, the tail of numeral "5" wide.
Die B - all details smaller and look closer to center, the tail of numeral "5" narrow.
Picture: © Images courtesy of Alexandr Prokofyev.


Combinations
2+A: 1904.
2+B: 1904, 1905, 1908 probe.

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Date Mintage G VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1904  0.7% Essai, without marks
1904  Torch Photo 16 000 000 $ 0.27 $ 1.10 $ 1.10 $ 1.10 $ 2.10 $ 5.40 $ 17 81% F. 169/1
1905  Torch Photo 8 000 000 $ 0.54 $ 1.10 $ 1.40 $ 2.20 $ 2.70 $ 2.70 52% F. 169/2
1908  0.18% F. 169/3 - Essai

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 25 Centimes
CGB
E-auction n°276
Lot 197294
Internet Archive
30 Jul 2018 1904 Torch – F. 169/1 F
(TB30)
USD 2.17
(EUR 2.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 25 Centimes
Katz
Auction 103
Lot 604
Internet Archive
9 Dec 2023 1905 Torch – F. 169/2 F Unsold
Picture 1 of a sold 25 Centimes
Katz
Auction 82
Lot 1680
Internet Archive
13 May 2023 1905 Torch – F. 169/2 F Unsold
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