France 1813-L 5 francs

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Sincona sale 26, lot 3137

This specimen was lot 3137 in Sincona sale 26 (Zürich, October 2015), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"France, I. Kaiserreich. Napoleon I. 1804-1815 5 Francs 1813. L, Bayonne. Fast sehr schön-sehr schön. (France, first Empire, Napoleon I, 1804-15, five francs of 1813, Bayonne mint, very fine or better.)"

This issue, from the Bayonne mint, is a fairly common date of a type struck 1809-15. This type succeeded the "REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE" reverse struck 1807-08. A complete set of this type comprises 95 date and mintmark combinations, some very rare. The entire production run totaled about 128 million pieces. This date is priced[2] about 60% more than the common date.

Recorded mintage: 1,159,828[2].

Specification: 25 g, 0.900 fine silver, 37 mm diameter, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE, designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier, this specimen 24.79 g.

Catalog reference: Gadoury 584. Dav-85, F.307/67, KM 694.9.

Sources:

  • [2]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2013.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Ruedi Kunzmann and Arne Kirsch, Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 26, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2015.

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