France 1812-R franc

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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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