France 1812-flag 2 francs

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Schulman sale 375, lot 1053

This specimen was lot 1053 in Schulman sale 375 (Amsterdam, April 2023), where it sold for €1,400 (about US$1,832 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"KONINKRIJK NAPOLEON I 1810 - 1813, 2 Francs. 1812. Gelauwerd hoofd naar rechts, daaronder naam van de modelleur Tiolier. Kz. waarde in lauwerkrans, mt. mast, mmt. baars. Met randschrift EMPIRE FRANÇAIS. Te Utrecht geslagen. RR. Prachtig. (France, kingdom of Napoleon, 1810-13, two francs of 1812. Obverse: laureate head right, engraver's name below; reverse: value in laurel wreath, mintmark mast, lettered edge. Very rare, extremely fine. Struck in Utrecht.)"

The Utrecht mint was occupied by French forces during Napoleon's rule and used to strike coins of French design. After his fall, the mint resumed issuing Dutch coins. This date is one of the rarest, compounded by the fact that the Utrecht mint struck French coins 1812-13 only and in very small numbers.

Recorded mintage: 9,475.

Specification: 10 g, 0.900 fine silver, 27 mm diameter, this specimen 9.95 g.

Catalog reference: F.255/50, Sch. 167; Gad-501; KM 693-16.

Source:

  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
  • Peters, T., J. Scheper and J. Mevius, Muntalmanak 2018, 35e editie, Amsterdam: Nederlandse vereniging van munthandelaren, 2017.
  • 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.
  • [1]Absil, Eddy, Florentine van Hees, Tim Poelman, Catelijne van den Bosch, Evert Philippeau, Andrew Absil, Schulman sale 375, Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2023.

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