France 1937 25 centimes

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen is a common date of a series struck 1917-37 during the waning years of the French Third Republic. It superseded a similar coin struck in pure nickel 1914-17. This design was also used for similar five and ten centime pieces; the central hole kept it from being confused with higher denominations with similar diameters. This coin is very common in circulated condition but hard to find choice. In 1938, the design was converted to "maillechort" (67%Cu-15%Ni-18%Zn).

Recorded mintage: 7,780,420^[1], the last date.

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

Catalog reference: F.171/19, 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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