France 1905 25 centimes

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen is from a two year type struck 1904-05. It was the second attempt to circulate a coin of this denomination since 1848 but it was not a success as it was too close to the franc in size. It was a redesign of a 1903 issue that had failed. In 1914, this Lindauer design with a hole was introduced, which proved to be workable. This coin is very common in circulated condition but hard to find choice.

Recorded mintage: 8,000,000^[1].

Specification: 7 g, nickel, 24 mm diameter, polygonal edge, designed by Auguste Patey (1855-1930).

Catalog reference: F.169/5, KM 866.

Source:

• Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.

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