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France, 25 Centimes, 1939, Holed Copper-Nickel Type

Copper-nickel coin · Paris Mint, France · Third Republic, 1939

US $2.50

French 1939 copper-nickel 25 centimes coin with a hole at center, wreath and RF initials on the obverse.
The 1939 holed 25 centimes, obverse with the Lindauer wreath.

Description

A well-detailed 25 centimes of 1939, struck in copper-nickel in the holed format adopted for France's minor coinage. The type is catalogued as KM# 867b, a later variant of the design introduced under the Third Republic.

The obverse carries the signature of the engraver EM LINDAUER with the initials RF within a wreath; the reverse reads 25 CMES 1939 above the republican motto ÉGALITÉ / FRATERNITÉ / LIBERTÉ. No mint mark appears, indicating the Paris mint.

Photographs

Details

OriginFrance (Paris Mint)
Period1939, Third Republic (1870–1941)
MaterialCopper-nickel
TypeNew type, hole at center
ReferenceKM# 867b
Mint markNone (Paris)
eBay item277772539466

Condition

Ungraded. A nicely detailed example; the photographs are the guide.