FRANCE - FRANCE Third Republic (1870-1940). Test of 25 centimes Patey, 2nd type (with beam), round blank 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. 25 CENTIMES. Lictor's bundle on an oak branch of two branches, below (date) and TEST. GEM.62.1 - Maz.- (cf. 2135c, nickel silver) - VG.- ; Nickel - 24 mm - 6 h Top Pop: the only graded example! NGC MS 65 (3160181-002). Special strike on magnetic nickel blank. Almost Fleur de coin.