France 1806-U 40 francs

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from the Mountain Groan Collection

The French empire produced large quantities of gold coins, made from metal looted from countries Napoleon conquered. However, nearly all of it was produced at Paris, leaving the branch mint issues quite scarce today. The Turin mint struck French coins 1804-13 only, after which it resumed striking Italian (Sardinian) designs. Altho this date is common, the following 1807-U and 1808-U forty francs are rare.

Recorded mintage: 58,410.

Specification: 12.90 g, 0.900 fine gold, 26 mm diameter, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE, designed by Pierre-Joseph Tiolier and Jean-Pierre Droz.

Catalog reference: F.538/4.

Sources:

• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
• Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.

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