25 Centimes

Features

Issuer	France
Period	Third Republic (1870-1940)
Type	Standard circulation coins
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	Franc 2014# 169 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , Gad 1789# 364 Éditions Victor Gadoury (publisher). Monnaies françaises (Gadoury). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco (9 volumes). , KM# 856 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

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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

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

Mark

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	References		Frequency
Undetermined
1904									Franc 2014# 169/1 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.	Essai, without marks	0.7%
1904	16 000 000	$ 0.27	$ 1.20	$ 1.20	$ 1.20	$ 2.20	$ 2.30	$ 15	Franc 2014# 169/2 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.		80%
1905	8 000 000	$ 0.53	$ 0.58	$ 1.20	$ 1.50	$ 2.30	$ 2.90	$ 2.90	Franc 2014# 169/3 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.		52%
1908									Franc 2014# 169/4 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.	Essai	0.18%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	CGB E-auction n°276 Lot 197294	30 Jul 2018	1904 – Franc 2014# 169/2	F (TB30)	USD 2.32 (EUR 2.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 166 Lot 547	16 Aug 2025	1905 – Franc 2014# 169/3	XF	USD 11.61 (EUR 10.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 146 Lot 1484	14 Dec 2024	1905 – Franc 2014# 169/3	XF	Unsold
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 138 Lot 1295	27 Sep 2024	1905 – Franc 2014# 169/3	XF	Unsold
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	Katz Auction 126 Lot 396	18 May 2024	1905 – Franc 2014# 169/3	F	Unsold
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 103 Lot 604	9 Dec 2023	1905 – Franc 2014# 169/3	F	Unsold
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	Katz Auction 82 Lot 1680	13 May 2023	1905 – Franc 2014# 169/3	F	Unsold
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