25 Centimes

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 (10^th edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. Gad# 364, Francesco Pastrone; 2021. Monnaies francaises, 1789-2021 (25^th edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco. KM# 856 Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th 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

Mint

Paris, France (600-1973)

Mark

Henri-Auguste-Jules Patey, General coin engraver, 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
Undetermined
1904									0.8%	Essai, without marks
1904	16 000 000	$ 0.27	$ 1.00	$ 1.10	$ 1.10	$ 2.20	$ 11	$ 17	81%	F. 169/1
1905	8 000 000		$ 0.54	$ 1.10	$ 1.40	$ 2.20	$ 3.00	$ 3.00	52%	F. 169/2
1908									0.19%	F. 169/3 - Essai

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	CGB E-auction n°276 Lot 197294	Jul 30, 2018	1904 – F. 169/1	F (TB30)	USD 2.18 (EUR 2.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 82 Lot 1680	May 13, 2023	1905 – F. 169/2	F	Unsold
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