FRANCE - FRANCE Third Republic (1870-1940). Test of 25 centimes Patey, 1st type (square), matt blank, Frappe spéciale (SP) 1903, 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.60.3 - Maz.2134a - G.- cf. 362 ; Bronze - 6.17 g - 24 mm - 6 h Top Pop (5): the most beautiful graded specimen! PCGS SP64 (57651992). Special strike (SP) on matt blank. Only a tiny scratch in the matt velvet on the right. Almost a corner flower.