France 1813-D 1/2 franc

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This issue, from the Lyon mint, is a better date of a type struck 1809-14. It appears to be the overdate 1813/2, which is listed in Le Franc[1] but not in the SCWC[2]. In 1806 the French revolutionary calendar was dropped and normal AD dating resumed. This type is the last and probably the most available Napoleonic demi-franc. It was demonetized in 1869.

A complete set of this type comprises 64 date and mintmark combinations, many very rare. This date is priced[1] about 2.5 times the common date (1811A). This specimen was lot 1704 in CGB sale 31 (Paris, June 2007).

Specification: 18 mm diameter, 2.5 grams, 0.900 fine silver, plain edge. Designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier, 1763-1819.

Mintage: 110,224[1], 110,000[2].

Catalog reference: F.178/51, KM 692.5.

Source:

  • [1]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies. Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
  • [2]Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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