FRANCE - FRANCE Third Republic (1870-1940). Test of 25 centimes Patey, 1st type (square), round blank, type adopted, 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.60.11 - Maz.2135 - VG.4522; Nickel - 7.07 g - 24 mm - 6 h Top Pop (5): the most beautiful graded example! PCGS SP67 (60810907). On a round blank, this is the test of the type adopted with strikes in 1903. Close to its mint condition, the fields barely browned. Corner flower.