France 1812-R franc

Sincona sale 39, lot 3655

This specimen was lot 3655 in Sincona sale 39 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 300 CHF (about US$360 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"FRANCE. Kaiserreich. Napoleon I. 1804-1815 1 Franc 1812 R. Rom. Selten. Sehr schön. Kleiner Randfehler und korrodiert. (empire of France, Napoleon I, 1804-15, one franc of 1812, Rome mint. Rare. Very fine. Minor edge nick and corroded.)"

This issue, from the Rome mint, is a rare date of a type struck 1809-14. In 1806, the French revolutionary calendar was dropped and normal AD dating resumed. This type is the last and probably the most available Napoleonic franc. It was demonetized in 1869.

Recorded mintage: 11,172^[2], a very scarce date.

Specification: 23 mm diameter, 5 grams, 0.900 fine silver, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE. Designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier, 1763-1819; this specimen 4.75 g.

Catalog reference: F.205/52, Gadoury 447, KM 692.12.

Source:

^[2]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
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.
^[1]Jürg Richter, Auction 39, World coins and medals, coins and medals from Switzerland, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.

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