FRANCE - FRANCE Third Republic (1870-1940). Test of 25 centimes Patey 2nd type, lobed edge, in bronze, Frappe spéciale (SP) 1908, 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 and ESSAI. Pole of lictor on a branch of oak of two branches, below (different) (date) (different). GEM.63.4 - Maz.2140a - VG.4610 ; Bronze - 26 mm - 6 h Top Pop: this is the only graded example! NGC MS 64 RB (3160172-002). Special strike on bronze blank with twelve lobes. With most of its original red colour, barely burnished. Very rare with only a few known examples! Almost corner flower.