View source for France 1847-A 25 centimes

[[Image:France 1847A 25 centimes obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]]
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In 1845, the [[France|French]] quarter franc struck since 1803 was converted into a twenty-five centime coin. It seems doubtful that many people noticed as the new coin was the same size and weight as the old. This Paris mint product is common in all grades. The type and the denomination was terminated in 1848.

''Recorded mintage:'' 2,999,520<sup>[2]</sup>.

''Specification:''  1.25 g, 0.900 fine silver, 15 mm diameter, plain edge. Designed by Joseph François Domard, 1792-1858.

''Catalog reference:''  F.167/9, Gadoury 357, KM 755.1.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Gadoury, Victor, ''Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd.,'' Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
* <sup>[2]</sup>Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, ''Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies,'' Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

''Link to:''
* [[France 1846-A 25 centimes|1846-A 25 centimes]]
* [[France 1847-BB 25 centimes|1847-BB 25 centimes]]
* [[France 1847-A 50 centimes]]
* [[France 1847-BB 50 centimes|1847-BB 50 centimes]]
* [[France 1847-K 50 centimes]]
* [[France 1847-A 2 francs]]
* [[France 1847-K 2 francs|1847-K 2 francs]]
* [[France 1847-A 5 francs]]
* [[France 1847-A 20 francs|1847-A 20 francs]]
* [[France 1848-A 25 centimes|1848-A 25 centimes]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1847]]

[[Category: Silver minors of France]][[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]