France 1920 25 centimes

from the Mountain Groan Collection

a 25¢ notgeld issued by the town of Cholet in the Vendée, from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen is a common date of a series struck in France 1917-37 during and after World War One. It superseded a 25 centimes struck in nickel 1914-17. The nickel twenty-five centimes of 1917 is rare and is distinguished by an underline inside the "C" of "C^MES". During the war, the five and ten centimes denominations were also switched to this Lindauer design with the hole. This coin is very common in circulated condition but hard to find choice.

Recorded mintage: 18,108,122^[1].

Specification: 5 g, copper-nickel, 24 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by E. E. Lindauer (1869-1942).

Catalog reference: Gad-380, F.171/4, KM 867a.

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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