FRANCE - FRANCE Third Republic (1870-1940). Test of 25 centimes Patey, 1st type (square), 16-sided polygonal blank, Frappe spéciale (SP) 1904, Paris. FRENCH REPUBLIC. Draped and cuirassed bust of the Republic on the left, with Liberty cap adorned with two laurel branches; signature A. PATEY. Rv. LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ around an inscribed square: 25 CENTIMES. Below, (different) (date) (different) with ESSAI. GEM.60.6 = this copy! - Maz.- - VG.- (cf. 4522, 22 pans); Nickel - 6,89 g - 24 mm - 6 h Top Pop: this is the only graded example! It comes from a VSO CGB 44, n° 51. This is the specimen illustrated in Gadoury, essais monétaires et piéforts, n° 60.6, p.186. PCGS SP66 (60810902). Special strike (SP). On 16-sided polygonal flan: rare variety. Almost corner flower.